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- Chapter 1: College Writing
- Chapter 2: The Writing Process
- Chapter 3: Thinking Strategies and Writing Patterns
- Chapter 4: The Research Process
- Chapter 5: Academic Integrity and Documentation
- Chapter 6: Using Library Resources
- Chapter 7: Assessing Your Writing
- Chapter 8: Other Frequently Assigned Papers
Appendix Links:
- Appendix A: Books to Help Improve Your Writing
- Appendix B: Collaborative Writing and Peer Reviewing
- Appendix C: Developing an Improvement Plan
- Appendix D: Writing Plan and Project Schedule
Other Links:
Online Guide to Writing and Research
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Chapter 5: Academic Integrity and Documentation
Giving Credit to Sources
Without doubt, the best way to avoid plagiarism and adhere to copyright law is to give credit to others whose work you use or refer to. Doing so involves keeping careful records of your sources and documenting these sources using a style guide. When you document your sources, you create a path that your readers and other researchers can follow to understand how you derived your findings. If you fail to provide such a path, what you write may seem questionable, and your conclusions may appear suspicious.
Documentation acknowledges indebtedness to one’s sources. It’s expected that students, as well as writers, researchers, scholars, and scientists, declare such indebtedness.
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