Do you want to impress your teacher with the quality of your writing? One (relatively) easy way to do so is to change the way you handle in-text citations. Read on to learn more!
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Citing Sources: When do I have to cite?
In over a decade of teaching, the #1 reason I find for student plagiarism is students not understanding when to cite a source. In this post, I’m going to get right to the point and tell you exactly when you need to cite.
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Research More Efficiently: Mine Your Sources
You’ve been assigned a research paper and shown how to use the library database. You’ve typed in your search terms and gotten results, but have one of two problems:
- You have a lot of results – possibly tens of thousands – and you don’t know how to figure out which authors or publications are important.
- You got very few results and don’t know where to go from here.
One tactic you can apply is to mine your sources. Read on to find out what that means.
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Publication: “Marianne Weber and the March For Our Lives Movement”
Today’s blog post is going to be short and sweet, because I get to brag a little but but don’t like to talk about myself.
I wrote a chapter for a book, and that book has been published, has landed in hard copy on my doorstep, and is for sale on Amazon. I’m chapter three.
I’m sure that someday I will become jaded to such things, but I suspect that day will be a long time coming.
The book is intended for use in undergraduate theory classes, for the purpose of bringing marginalized or forgotten theorists back into the classroom? Did you know that Max Weber’s wife, Marianne, was well-respected and well-known in her time — at one point more so than hubby Max?
You can buy it here, or tell your library that you want a copy 🙂
Avoid Plagiarism: Take Good Notes
Most students have heard of plagiarism, and most also understand that plagiarism can have serious academic consequences (more about plagiarism in a later blog post). Many students, however, don’t have a good grasp of how to avoid plagiarizing even when they are trying not to. One strategy you can use is to take good notes while you are conducting your research.
How can you use note-taking to reduce your risk of plagiarism?
Database Search Basics
You have a paper or project to do, and your teacher wants you to include academic “research.” In this post, I’ll show you some tips and tricks for getting the most out of the time you spend. A lot of students find the mechanics of database research to be overwhelming–by the end of this post, you should feel more confident.
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