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Citations and Plagiarism - PDF

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Citations and Plagiarism - PDF

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Table of Contents1. Citations and plagiarism..............................................................................................................32. Searching for sources...................................................................................................................33. Evaluating a primary source.......................................................................................................34. Evaluating a secondary source.....................................................................................................35. Mind map.....................................................................................................................................46. Paraphrase....................................................................................................................................47. Academic style.............................................................................................................................48. Synthesis......................................................................................................................................59. Conciseness and redundancy.......................................................................................................5References........................................................................................................................................6
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1. Citations and plagiarismI have always believed that presenting someone's work as their own and taking credit for thesame is serious case of injustice. Recently i have come to know that there is a specific termpresent for the same, plagiarism. In academic research this is one of most serious obstacle thatone needs to overcome in order to achieve success. Hence, according to Houghton et al.(2013, .15), in order to relate to a certain topic requires the provision of citations. These citationscan be the names of the author collaborating together to analyse and observe the specific topics.This also helps the researchers to pay their proper respect and maintain the dignity and reputationof the fellow researchers.2. Searching for sourcesIn order to delve into the depths of a topic, it is necessary to find proper sources of informationand data which can be used successfully by the current researchers to justify the actions taken upin the research. Hence, searching for the right sources is very crucial as it helps in data miningthe effectiveness and impact of the research that is conducted (Whit-Glover et al. 2016, p.300).Without a proper source of information which needs to be valid and reliable, the research wouldcontradict itself and hence will become a fallacy rather than a research.3. Evaluating a primary sourceEvaluation of the primary source of information is done by identifying the authors who haddesigned the research and their status in the society. An author who is not recognised by theaudience, their research might be able to give an inkling into how the researcher approached thetopic and what evidences they had while justifying their approach. According to Adedokun et al.(2013, p.941), it is also important and necessary to understand the logic of the underlyingstrategies and arguments for the same. The reference frame will also help the new researchers tounderstand what values and ideas had influenced the preceding researcher. The facts presented inthe source need to be tallied and verified. By analysing their relevance with the other referralsources, it can be easy to understand of whether the chosen source can be termed as reliable orcredible.4. Evaluating a secondary sourceThe secondary sources of information are those particular issues that develop when a researcheris tasked with developing its first research-based interpretation. I close the gaps and deficienciespresent in the source by utilising a monograph. In case the source is too simple, as a researcher, I
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