Before anyone sets out to write any academic paper/Thesis, it is imperative to learn about Citations in general. A brief yet focused guide is available on the link below.
How to cite Sources?
How to cite Sources?
Recently, It is learnt that a vast majority of students get higher percentage of Similarity Index (in Turnitin Originality Report) mainly due to the following reasons.
APA Referencing Style
MLA Referencing Style
Chicago Referencing Style_____________________________________________________________________________
- No or Lack of awareness of Referencing Style
- Wrongly-punctuated references ( which happens mostly when they are done manually. A better way of doing referencing can be seen here)
- Inaccurate placement of references within a text
These can be avoided by reading the manuals extensively.
Be advised that use any of these Referencing styles can be followed but consistently, throughout the document. DO NOT MIX TWO OR MORE CITATION STYLES IN ONE.
MLA Referencing Style
Chicago Referencing Style_____________________________________________________________________________
Thesis Writing Video Series
Video 6: - Adding Sources to MS Word 2007/2012
Video 7: - Inserting Citation in MS Word 2007/2012
Video 9: - Turnitin Originality Report Explained ( Part 2)_______________________________________________________________________________
Some Useful Resources
- Plagiarism Game
- How and Why Do students plagiarize?
- Being and Information Literate Researcher
- Referencing: A quick guide
- Parapharsing: An Example
- HEC on Plagiarism: NewsPaper Article
- Types of Plagiarism
- Using Electronic Resources Appropriately
- Quotations and Common Knowledge
- Turnitin-FAQ
- Using HEC's Digital Library at NUML
- Examples of Plagiarism
No comments:
Post a Comment
Let us know what do you think. Write Here.