Research skills 2

MLA referencing podcast summary

1-What is plagiarism?
Using someone else’s words or ideas and representing them as your own.

2-What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Take careful and accurate notes as you research.

3-What style of referencing is accepted at HCT? MLA Modern Language Association & APA American Psychological Association

4-What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author’s name – Title of book - Date – Pages - Publisher - magazine/web address.

5-When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name

6-What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Article title

7-What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page numbers

8-What is the third item of information when referencing a website?

The title of the website

9-What is last item of information when referencing a website?
Date visited.

11-What comes before the URL in a database reference?
http://

12-Where is the bibliography?
At the end

13-What is in the bibliography?
References

14-When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Surname/Family name e.g. Butterfield, Hedley

15-How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetical

16-Besides quotations, where do you use an online citation?
Paraphrasing

17-What information goes in an online citation?
Name – Date

18-Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com

19-Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
Easybib.com

20-In Google, type, HCT plagiarism. Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
If you cheat, you will be kicked out of the college.