The following questions review the online module on citations and avoiding plagiarism.

1.           Why is it not recommendable to leave the citation at the end of the paragraph when the whole paragraph is referring to one source?  What would be a better solution?

 

Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum [2].

 

2.           Is it recommended to list the same source several times in consecutive sentences within a paragraph? 

 

Lorem ipsum [2]. lorem ipsum [2]. lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum [2]. lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum [2].

 

3.           It is quite common for writers to overuse the words “according to X”. What other solutions are there when you want to mention some other author’s view?

 

4.           The online module mentioned author-prominent and information-prominent citations. What is the difference? Had you heard about this distinction before?  Have you seen both used in articles from your field?

 

5.           What different citation styles are you aware of now?  Discuss their broad differences. Which style are you planning on using for this course?

 

6.           Which of the following forms are suitable in the IEEE  (numerical square brackets) citation style? Why some of them are not good style?

 a.       According to [1], [...].

b.       Authors in [1] argue that [...].

c.       Novo and Di Francesco [4] argue that [...].

d.       [1] state that [...].

e.       [...] [1].

f.        Many studies have reported that [...] [1],[3],[7].


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