SOC 3210 Week 1 Discussion 3

SOC 3210 Week 1 Discussion 3 | Baker College

Module 1 Engagement Discussion Forum Thread Three

Often times, students confuse my push for making sure citations are present whenever factual information is being referenced as too much attention to APA formatting. However, this particular teaching moment is not about formatting at all. Formatting involves where we place parenthesis and commas and period. It also involves too much or not enough information about the source/author. Formatting is important and minor deductions will be made on assignments without proper APA formatting of in-text AND reference citations. However, giving proper credit to sources through immediate and continued citation is a way to avoid plagiarism. We tend to think of plagiarism only in terms of copying a paper from a friend or an online source, but it is so much more than that. Even unintentional plagiarism is a serious offense. I equate it to stealing. Therefore, I do hope throughout this course everyone learned the importance of always citing information borrowed from another source and to always have scholarly sources to back up what you say in an educational setting, unless you are clearly only being asked for your opinion. After you have read this thread and checked out the attached video (Kait, 2015), please post a response on whether (or not) you understand the difference between formatting and plagiarism. Note: I have also added my own video under Start Here regarding plagiarism. Be sure to watch and comment on expectations here.  

Kait, S. (2015). 10 types of plagiarism [Video].  YouTube.  Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfgPSQyH--o