DBS Psyc-Info Literacy Programme - Session 4

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P L A G I A R I S M1. What is referencing?2. You can reference to…3. Common knowledge4. APA referencing5. Learn the hard way6. References from

databases7. Reference

management software8. APA referencing tips

L A B S E S S I O NQ&A

R E F E R E N C I N G

1. What is plagiarism?2. How to avoid

plagiarism?

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?“Using information from someone or somewhere else

& passing it off as your own work.

• Sometimes it is committed on purpose• Sometimes it is accidental

Either ways, it is a serious academic offense, which all students must learn to avoid!”

(Join the dots: DBS online tutorial series, 2013)

PLAGIARISM IS Not referencing a source you used Not referencing an unusual source –something you heard from a TV or a radio

show Not referencing a source because it has no author “Not using “quotation marks” & in-text citations for quotes Using content from another source & just changing it around a little Collaborating with another student on an individual assignment Re-submitting one of your older essays as a new assignment –even just part of

it! Copying a friend’s work” (Join the dots: DBS online tutorial series, 2013).

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM Take the habit of taking down the full detail of

a source, with page numbers Always take concise notes Reference Follow your referencing style! Know your options; quoting, paraphrasing,

summarising(Join the dots: DBS online tutorial series, 2013).

WHAT IS REFERENCING?“A mention or citation of a source of information in a book or

article” (“Reference”, n.d.).

To ensure that sources are well referenced,there are standards for your to follow

Your school’s referencing standard is the APA style

YOU CAN REFERENCE TO… Support your arguments “Establish you credibility Verify your research Provide your reader with the possibility

to source documents used in your research ”

(Hughes, 2013)

COMMON KNOWLEDGECan you think of an example of common knowledge?

When in doubt, cite!

APA REFERENCINGReferences must appear in your papers two ways

In-text citations

Reference list

APA REFERENCINGLEARN THE HARD WAYW E B S I T E S Y O U C A N L E A R N A P A S T Y L E F R O M

APA Style’s online tutorial The Basics of APA Style (n.d.) Purdue OWL’s APA Formatting and Style Guide (n.d.) Landmark College Library’s APA Citation Style guide

(n.d.)

All links are available on the blog, but let’s have a quick browse together!

APA REFERENCINGREFERENCES FROM DATABASESA L W A Y S C I T E A S Y O U G O A L O N G !

Some databases provide you with ready APA citations,but not all

Let’s have a quick look at PsycARTICLES together!

APA REFERENCINGREFERENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWAREZ O T E R OFree Firefox add-onSave, import, export, store and

categorize your referencesLibrary classes available to

teach you how to use it!

(Reference management software, n.d.)

C I T E U L I K E Free service for managing

and discovering scholarly references

Free reference management app

M E N D E L E Y

APA REFERENCING TIPSREFERENCING A BOOKR E F E R E N C E L I S TTo organise in alphabetical order

Surname, Initial. & Surname2, Initial. (Year). Book name in italics with only the first letter capitalised. City of publication: Publisher, pagenumbers.

Examples

One authorSmith, L. (2014). The world today. New York: World publishing, 12-54.Two authors

Two authorsSmith, L. & Doe, J. (2014). The world today. New York: World publishing, 12-54.

APA REFERENCING TIPSREFERENCING A BOOKI N - T E X T C I T A T I O N / S U M M A R I S I N G

One authorText (AuthorsSurname, Year).

Two authorsText (Surname1 & Surname2, Year).

Examples

One authorThis is how the theory works (Smith, 2014).

Two authorsThis is how the theory works (Smith & Doe, 2014).

APA REFERENCING TIPSREFERENCING A BOOKI N - T E X T C I T A T I O N / Q U O T I N G

One author“Text” (AuthorsSurname, Year).

Two authors“Text” (Surname1 & Surname2, Year).

Examples

One author“Psychology is a major field of interest in 2014” (Smith, 2014).

Two authors“Psychology is a major field of interest in 2014” (Smith & Doe, 2014).

APA REFERENCING TIPSREFERENCING AN ARTICLER E F E R E N C E L I S TList must still be organised in alphabetical order

Surname, Initial. & Surname2, Initial. (Year). Article title, with only the first letter capitalised. Name of the journal in italics, Volume(Issue), pagenumbers.

Example

Smith, L. & Doe, J. (2014). Third-level education in Ireland. The world today, 3(5), 12-54.

APA REFERENCING TIPSREFERENCING ONLINE ENCYCLOPAEDIASR E F E R E N C E L I S TList must still be organised in alphabetical order

Subject defined. (n.d.). In Title of the encyclopaedia or dictionary with only first letter capitalised. Retrieved Month Day, Year from http://website

Example

Feminism. (n.d.). Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved April 30, 2014 from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/724633/feminism

More tips! When no date is available, add n.d. instead of the year.

e.g.: (n.d.) instead of (2014) When no personal name is available, add the name of the organisation instead.

(Electronic resources, n.d.)

LAB SESSION

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F O R M A G R O U P1. Mark wasn’t inspired, he borrowed a

few ideas from Sarah’s essay.2. Feargal forgot to reference the book

that helped him for his essay, but he mentioned the author.

3. Jane saw a TV show on Quantum Mechanics and used a small idea she heard for her essay.

4. Adrian referenced perfectly an article, he just forgot to mention the pages he used.

5. Ginny added one in-text citation to reference a textbook.

Slides available on the blog, session 4 dbspsycinfo.wordpress.com

A N S W E R T H E S E Q U E S T I O N S

a) Look at the examples.b) Is it plagiarism?c) Why?

LAB SESSION

R E F E R E N C I N G

1. Try referencing one paper you listed for your previous assessment

2. How did you manage to reference it?Explain your stream of thought step by step

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REFERENCESAPA citation style guide. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2014, from:

http://www.landmark.edu/library/citation-guides/landmark-college-citation-guides/apa-citation-style-guide/

APA formatting and style guide. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2014, from: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Hughes, D. (2013). In DBS Library. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from: http://issuu.com/dbslibrary/docs/apa-referencing-guide

[DBS Logo]. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from: http://www.dbs.ieElectronic resources. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2014, from:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ Join the dots: DBS online tutorial series [Online tutorial]. (2013). In DBS Library. Retrieved April 29,

2014, from: http://library.dbs.ie/Files/Tutorials/Whatisplagiarism/player.html [Photograph of a graduating light bulb]. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from: http://www.freedigitalphotos.netReference management software. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2014, from:

http://library.dbs.ie/LibraryServices/Research-Skills/reference-management The basics of APA style. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2014, from: http://

www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx