Secondary Research Information: Copyright and Referencing

This assignment solution addresses secondary research, focusing on evaluating information sources, understanding copyright law, and the importance of referencing in academic work. It explores how to avoid plagiarism, emphasizing the need for proper citation and the use of original ideas. The solution explains the features of copyright law, discusses methods to prevent plagiarism in electronic materials, and highlights the significance of references in academic writing. It identifies different referencing systems, specifically MLA, APA, and Harvard, and demonstrates the application of in-text citations using the Harvard system. The assignment also includes a reference list with multiple sources, showcasing how to properly acknowledge and integrate external information into academic work. The document emphasizes the importance of ethical research practices and the proper use of citations to support arguments and avoid plagiarism.

Task Brief 3 Secondary
Research Information

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1.1 The Learner can evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of researching information
There are sources to collect the information and research them in well manner that can help
to develop the skills and abilities to work continuously. The learners needs to evaluate the
effectiveness of research information which is collected from textbook, free internet search
engine’s sources such as a) TV/Radio programme b) College VLE c) Professional journal d)
newspaper. These are useful and valuable as it develops the understanding of the learner as
encouraged to make right decision regarding specific topic. The learner should verify the data by
doing cross communication and managing the well (Ting, Lai and Dollery, 2022).
2.1 Explaining two key features of copyright law relating to researching information.
As per copyright law, researching information should be copyrighted as it provides
security to leak and share with others. This can help to arranging and managing the all functions
effectively. The features of copyright law are defined below:
 Information research protected must be a work of authorship: the information in relation
to research should be protected and it must be a work of authorship.
 It must be fixed in tangible medium of expression: This means the collected data should
be fixed in tangible medium of expression that can help to managing the all functions and
activities as well. This also help to manage each activity and functions properly.
2.2 Discussing how to avoid the plagiarism and copyright of electronic materials.
While conducting research there is need to focus over plagiarism as it creates ethical issues.
To avoid the plagiarism there is need to avoid the copy-pasting, citation while writing, ask from
permission from copyright holder, use own content and ideas which can help to influence the
number of people and managing the data properly. The law has no provisions for electronic and
online books, journals and electronic information. This is provided to computer databases,
treating them as literary works (Stokes, 2021).
3.1 Explaining the importance and need to reference in academic work.
While sharing any content and information there is need to focus on references as it can
be defined as evidence of collected data that can help to develop the understanding and
knowledge effectively. This helps an individual to avoid the plagiarism and make it clear which
ideas their own and which are otherone else’s. the references allows an individual to
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acknowledge the contribution of other writers and researcher in their work. This is most
important for person to use the references while sharing the content. This is also useful to
integrate the information by assessing, contrasting, comparing, and evaluating to make it
understand. This also emphasis the position by managing the data relation to particular topic.
3.1 Identifying two different systems of referencing.
A reference of system is an unequivocal specification of algorithm, conventions, and
numerical constants. The ability to build the a reference system as to realized on a global scale
that is fairly development. The are many systems to references such as MLA (Modern language
association), APA (American Psychological Asoociation), and Harvard System (Rushmore and
et.al., 2021). In APA style, while using the citation, name of author is taken at last and year of
publication inserted in the actual text. The MLA citation format as described as by the name is
predominantly uses in realms of humanities and arts. This support a writer to give an evidence of
their conducted research and manage the data properly. This also helps to develop the
understanding and managing the higher performance.
3.2 Demonstrating how to, provide in-text citations, using the Harvard referencing system.
Harvard system the one of the system of references which is used by individual and other
people to collect the information regarding a topic and managing the data properly. If there is
lack of information and references then could be challenging to provide the evidence that can
help to managing the all functions and activities. It is uses at two places in a piece of writing in
the text and in a reference list at the end. This explains every work should be clear and
referenced based that can help to provide the information and manage the data properly. This
could be more important to individual to analysis the all collected data and perform their
functions effectively (Azizah, Maryanti and Nandiyanto, 2021).
3.3 reference list involving at least four sources.
The references are the important aspects which is sued by researcher to give their data
basis information and manage all activities effectively. The individual requires to have proper
details and understanding regarding a topic and make the use of references that can help to
collect the data and develop the understanding properly.
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Ting, S. K., Lai, T. W. and Dollery, B., 2022. Empirical evidence on intellectual property
copyright: student perspectives on learning outcomes and challenges. International
Journal of Education Economics and Development, 13(3), pp.260-277.
Stokes, S., 2021. Art and copyright. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Nicolaisen, J. and Frandsen, T. F., 2021. Number of references: A large-scale study of interval
ratios. Scientometrics, 126(1), pp.259-285.
Rushmore, R. J., and et.al., 2021. MRI-based Parcellation and Morphometry of the Individual
Rhesus Monkey Brain: the macaque Harvard-Oxford Atlas (mHOA), a translational
system referencing a standardized ontology. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 15(3),
pp.1589-1621.
Azizah, N. N., Maryanti, R. and Nandiyanto, A. B. D., 2021. How to search and manage
references with a specific referencing style using google scholar: From step-by-step
processing for users to the practical examples in the referencing education. Indonesian
Journal of Multidiciplinary Research, 1(2), pp.267-294.
(Ting, Lai and Dollery, 2022) (Stokes, 2021) (Rushmore and et.al., 2021) (Azizah, Maryanti and
Nandiyanto, 2021)
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