QEP Scavenger Hunt: Plagiarism Can Be A Learning Opportunity

Ali Hayat
Ms Catthuan Nguyen
English 1101
QEP Scavenger Hunt
July 2, 2017 QEP Scavenger Hunt Task 1
• In GALILEO, find a full-text article on the topic of plagiarism from an acceptable source such as a quality, general newspaper or magazine.

I chose full text magazines article on the topic, “Plagiarism Can Be a Learning Opportunity.” from acceptable source of GALILEO, School of Librarian Monthly. Feb2015, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p12-15. 4 p. 2 Illustrations.

• Document your search step by step in chronological order, including details such as the database used, keywords entered, search filters selected, etc.

Fist I

She also emphasizes the importance of providing guidance and creating intertie in students to do the right thing and to enjoy the process of writing. Southworth explains the difference between intentional and unintentional plagiarism and the negative results of both. The article also explains how the internet makes plagiarism easy and tempting to students who just want to get it done without much interest in their work. Students’ attitudes not to care for learning for the sake of knowledge, but to produce something anyhow, is well explained as intentional plagiarism. Some of the intentional plagiarism exercised by students such as cultural values, lack of knowledge about research ethics and other problems that unintentionally commit students to plagiarism are well explained. Finley She wrote this article by quoting, and referring to different

This article is very significant as a teaching material in academic circumstances and in preventing students from cheating and in implementing writing ethics. By reading this article, I have learned a great deal about the negative result of the plagiarism.

Task 2
• Search the World Wide Web for information on two academic citation and documentation styles (such as MLA) from reliable and preferably reviewed sources.

I chose CMS and MLA formatting style from Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab (OWL).
• For each style, state its full name, briefly explain some general principles of the style, and identify disciplines that use it.

CMS

The full mane of (CMS) is Chicago Manual Style. The general principles of the style of (CMS) are First and last name, “Title of Web Page,” Publishing Organization or Name of Website in Italics, publication date and/or access date if available, URL. The disciplines that used for Chemistry, English, Engineering, Geology, Physics, and History…etc.