Academic Integrity and Plagiarism are topics that are
discussed within every course taken in a person’s collegiate career. Even with how often these topics are
discussed and reiterated, it has been very helpful to have an actual week of
lecture to clarify any grey area a student may have regarding these
issues. Just as an author attains
credibility in their work, we are essentially gaining our own credibility as
students and the work or research we are creating. Making sure our work gives
credit to those who have developed the topics we are researching shows the type
of student we are.
Since I have been out of school for quiet sometime now, the
research tools and review on citations have been very beneficial. I know this will play a very important part
in future courses taken as well as in my professional career. Two topics that were new to me this week were
the Open Access literature and the Creative Commons licensing. Both of these
are great tools to have knowledge of and will help in my future research. The most important thing that has helped me
this week is making sure I use correct citations. I am very aware of what plagiarism is but now
I am able to make sure I am citing the author the correct way.
Pamela, I agree that an author gains credibility by citing since you are showing other people where your information is coming from. People won't just think that they are your opinions since you have backed up your statements with someone's works and a citation. It's my favorite technique to give a quote and then summarize what it said in my own words so that people are first reading a credible source and then seeing how I can take that information a step further. If I just said what was in my head, my paper wouldn't be worth reading for any accuracy. The more diligent a person is with citing the more reliable their source is. Good points this week.
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