WISE Avoiding Plagiarism

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WISE: Acknowledging sources

When we acknowledge sources, we give credit to another person's words, ideas or opinions in the form of a note and/or bibliographic reference or citation.

To acknowledge sources:

cite the original authors of sources used
make accurate notes about the source of specific ideas you may use
note the complete citation for every item that you use
use quotation marks when directly stating another person's words
acknowledge original authors for their information and ideas every time these are used

Modules

Avoiding Plagiarism

Learning outcomes

What is plagiarism?

What is copyright?

Using research sources

Intentional plagiarism

Unintentional plagiarism

Why acknowledge sources?

Common knowledge

What is a reading list?

Example of a reading list

Reference lists and bibliographies

Bibliographic details

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