Understanding Plagiarism and Citations

What is plagiarism?

• Using information from the internet without checking its accuracy.

• Taking someone else's information and presenting it as your own.

• Forgetting to include your name on a research project.

• Copying a sentence word-for-word from a book.

What key pieces of information are typically included in a citation?

• Author's name, publication date, and the number of pages.

• Author's name, title of the work, and the date the information was created.

• The price of the source, the publisher's address, and the author's favorite color.

• The number of words, the font used, and the author's email.

Which of the following is NOT a reason to include citations in a research project?

• To give credit to the original author.

• To allow others to find the original information.

• To make your project longer and meet a word count.

• To demonstrate that you used credible sources.

What type of online tool can help you create citations quickly and easily?

• A search engine.

• A word processor.

• A citation website.

• A social media platform.