Introduction to Module 2: Using sources in your university work
Navigating this short course
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Timing
This module should take you 30-40 minutes to complete.
To Do
- Make sure you are enrolled in this course.
- Learn - Using sources in your University work
- Complete the reflection on using sources
Module Goals and Essential Understandings
Well-sourced arguments with proper attribution are the core of scholarly conversation - where scholars build on the work of others. Attribution and citation are essential and distinct aspects of the scholarly conversation.
Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
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- recognize examples of accurate modes of citation and attribution in a variety of sources
- understand the importance of recognizing and respecting the original works of others
- identify examples of citation and attribution in a variety sources
- apply the values and practices of citation and attribution to your own work
Definitions
- Works of Others - anything created by anyone else - papers, presentations, images, videos, memes, tweets, scholarly articles, class notes and more. When you participate in class, write a paper, or do group work, you are likely using other people’s work in some way and creating your own works as well.
- Attributing or Crediting - acknowledging someone as a participant in the production of something. These terms are both used when talking about citing or referencing a source.
- Citation - a reference to a source.
- Quoting - using an exact passage of someone else's work. These are recognizable by the use of "quotation marks"
- Paraphrasing - restatement of a text, passage or work giving meaning in another form (Merriam Webster Links to an external site.)
- Summarizing - restating a larger work, rather than a passage, giving meaning in another form