Introduction to plagiarism, using sources and referencing

Multiple Choice

What is plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is the act of creating original work without any influence.
• Plagiarism refers to the practice of citing sources correctly.
• Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or representation of someone else's work or ideas as one's own.
• Plagiarism is the process of collaborating with others on a project.

Multiple Choice

 Sarah is writing a cause-and-effect essay and includes a quote from Campbell. She used quotation marks but did not include a reference. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Tom is running short on time for his assignment, so he copies a paragraph from ChatGPT directly into his document. He doesn't provide any citation or reference to where he found the information. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

 Lei is researching for his essay and finds information on a website that seems relevant. However, Lei isn't sure if the website is credible. He decides to include the information in his dissertation but doesn't mention the source because he's unsure if it's reliable. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Raj attends a lecture where the professor presents some unique ideas. Raj incorporates these ideas into his assignment without citing the lecture, assuming that since it's a part of the course material, it doesn't require citation. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Wei reads an article and decides to include some of the main points in her essay. Instead of directly quoting the article, Wei rephrases the information in her own words but maintains the same structure and ideas without providing a proper citation. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Ahmed had previously written an excellent essay on vegetarianism for another class. He decides to use a significant portion of that essay in his current EAP1 assignment without indicating that it's recycled material. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Maria incorporated arguments from two different sources with opposing views into her paragraph she referenced these sources. However, at the end of her paragraph she draws her own conclusion and does not reference this conclusion. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Imran listened to a podcast that gave him some great ideas for his essay. He doesn’t remember exactly who were speaking in the podcast and it wasn’t particularly academic either, so he used the ideas but did not reference them in his essay. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

Why is referencing important?

Multiple Choice

What is not a feature of Harvard referencing?

• Using footnotes for citations
• Using quotation marks for direct quotations

• Including author names in-text
• Citing sources in the reference list

Multiple Choice

How do you write the in-text citation if there is no publish date?

• Make up a date

• Leave the date section blank in citations.
• Use 'unknown' for no date in in-text citations.
• Use 'n.d.' for no date in in-text citations.

Multiple Choice

When can you use et al. in Harvard style referencing (not in the reference list but in the text)?

• You can use 'et al.' in the text when citing a source with four or more authors.

• You can use 'et al.' when citing a source with two authors.
• You can use 'et al.' for any number of authors.
• 'Et al.' is used only in the reference list.

Multiple Choice

What is not required when citing a direct quotation?

• page number

• quotation marks

• date

• author's title and first name

Multiple Choice

Spot the mistake:

According to Anderson (2020), he argues that meat consumption is harmful to the environment.

• Anderson should be in brackets

• the reference should be at the end

• choose between according to or he argues but not both

• The first name of Anderson is missing

Multiple Choice

Spot the mistake:

Twenge and Campbell found a correlation between screen time and mental wellbeing (2018).

• Twenge and Campbell should be in brackets

• and should be written as &

• The date should follow directly after the names i.e. Twenge and Campbell (2018) found ...

• the date should be removed

Poll

Which reporting verb sounds the strongest, proves, suggests, or describes?

• proves

• suggests

• describes

• none of them sound strong

Multiple Choice

 Smith (2020) demonstrates that regular exercise significantly improves cognitive function in older adults.

• strong

• neutral

• tentative

Multiple Choice

 Johnson (2018) states that social media has an impact on teenagers' self-esteem.

• strong

• neutral

• tentative

Multiple Choice

 Miller (2020) reports an increase in sales following the marketing campaign.

• strong

• neutral

• tentative

Multiple Choice

 Anderson (2019) suggests that diet may play a role in mental health, but further research is needed.

• strong

• neutral

• tentative

Multiple Choice

How does the author feel about the argument?
Mumzar (2023) alleges that a carnivore diet is appropriate to everyone.

• The author thinks the argument is beneficial for everyone.
• The author believes the argument is scientifically proven.
• The author feels skeptical about the argument.
• The author fully supports the argument.

Open Ended

How would you use this information in your essay? Choose a reporting verb and write a paraphrase.
1."Social media platforms do more harm than good to society by promoting misinformation, mental health issues, and polarization.“ (Banerjee, 2023)

2."Social media has rewired students' brains, making it impossible for them to concentrate for more than five minutes.“ (Adebayo, 2024)