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Citation and Referencing

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"The same thing at different stages" Citation is a short note that includes the author’s name and when the source was published example (Swanky, 2019). It gives information enough to find the same source in the reference. Cite any time you use ideas, words or other forms of work (like image or tweet) that isn’t yours. You may Quote: Taking word exactly as they appear in an original work or Paraphrase: Take someone’s words and put them into your own words Reference is a list of all sources cited in the work. If you cite make sure you list the source on the reference. Example of citation and reference: Citation and reference are sometimes used similarly but the difference is, the citation is used in the work showing only the author (s) and publication year (in-text referencing) and reference is listed at the end of the work showing more details about the source (Madoshi, 2019). Reference: Madoshi P, K. (2019) Citation and Referencing in Acade...

Avoiding plagiarism

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“An academic integrity” Learners need to develop academic integrity skills to avoid misconduct which can lead to low grades or discontinuation. Academic integrity is the moral code or ethical policy of academia (Openlearning, 2018) . “All referred works must be cited, be it a tweet, an image, sound, a book or an article” and listed on a reference. Any type of cheating that occurs in relation to any formal academic exercise is academic dishonesty (Openlearning, 2018). Example: plagiarism, cheating, impersonation and deception Plagiarism The presentation of another person’s work, in part or in whole without citation/ as it were yours. Plagiarism takes various forms including copy and paste without citation, summarizing an idea without citation, wrong citations, using a work created by another person etc Watch avoiding plagiarism below to learn meanings, when and how to use citations. "All cited works must be listed on the reference" ...

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