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Article: Citation & plagiarism.(EduHound Extra!)
- Article from:
- T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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With the amount of easy-to-access material on the Internet, the ever-present opportunity and temptation exists for plagiarism. Teaching proper research techniques and citation is crucial to prevention. It's also important to learn how to detect plagiarism, should there be a need. So, let's get to this month's topic: citation and plagiarism. Citation is giving the full and proper credit to any part or entire work that you refer to or include in a work of your own. Plagiarism is copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own.
Considerations
According to the American Psychological Association's detailed guidelines for proper electronic citation, ...