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== Why & When ==
 
== Why & When ==
 
<big>'''Why'''</big>: Using correct citation is crucial for academic writing. Whenever you research a topic, you will read other people’s books and articles and use the information found there to for your own interpretation of the subject. Therefore you need to make sure to respect other’s intellectual property and do not violate '''copyright''' laws. Moreover, your statements become more credible if you can show that someone else has had similar results.
 
<big>'''Why'''</big>: Using correct citation is crucial for academic writing. Whenever you research a topic, you will read other people’s books and articles and use the information found there to for your own interpretation of the subject. Therefore you need to make sure to respect other’s intellectual property and do not violate '''copyright''' laws. Moreover, your statements become more credible if you can show that someone else has had similar results.
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Revision as of 07:43, 3 August 2020

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Collaborative Tools Software Personal Skills Productivity Tool 1 1-10 10-30 30+

Why & When

Why: Using correct citation is crucial for academic writing. Whenever you research a topic, you will read other people’s books and articles and use the information found there to for your own interpretation of the subject. Therefore you need to make sure to respect other’s intellectual property and do not violate copyright laws. Moreover, your statements become more credible if you can show that someone else has had similar results.

When: Citations and references need to be used whenever you quote or paraphrase from another person’s text, speech or medium, want to hint at a certain publication or passage, and when you have taken information from another text.

Goal(s)

  • Making the sources we used for our own work visible and trackable, and our statements verifiable
  • Giving credit to the original author or creator of a text

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