REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
RESEARCH PLAGIARISM AND THESAURUS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Running out of time and forgetting to put all of your citations in the bibliography is an acceptable excuse for plagiarism. Forgetting to cite a source isn’t plagiarism as long as you have the citation information in your hand written notes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Give the author of the material credit by “ documenting” or “ citing” your sources (terms which mean you credit your source). Give credit whenever you use a direct quote by placing it in quotation marks and giving the author credit. Give credit within a research paper through footnotes or parenthetical remarks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Expressing an idea in your own words, and giving credit. Using a direct quote, and giving credit. Stating a fact, and giving credit. Paraphrasing or summarizing, and giving credit.