Week 8 - Researching
posted by Teri Hirlinger @ 6:16 AM
Monday, March 06, 2006
This is the Blog site for students in the OSU-OKC Technical Writing course (TCOM 2113).
About Me
- Name: Teri Hirlinger
- Location: Orlando, Oklahoma, United States
I have three kids: My oldest child is a male whose name is Taylor. He is 24 and a "lifelong learner" (it appears). He is completing his 5th year at the University of Georgia and will finally graduate in May. My daughter, Skyler, is 17 and our youngest son, Blayze is 5.
Previous Posts
- Week 7 - Proposal Planning
- Week 6 - Reflections on Proposal Writing
- Week 5 - Reflections on Audience Analysis
- Week 4 - Using Graphics (Reflections)
- Week 3 - Basic Writing
- Week 2 - Reflections
- Housekeeping
- Week 1 - Introduction
1 Comments:
To answer the question, "Why is a bibliography important?
The bibliography enables the reader to trace the sources used by the writer and to review them in order to decide for themselves the validity of the conclusions presented. Sources that come from scholarly and peer reviewed publications would suggest that the article or conference paper is a worthy contribution to the body of knowledge in that field. This documentation of the evolution of ideas is a fundamental process in academic research.
Failure to acknowledge the source of ideas and passing them off as your own is 'plagiarism'. Plagiarism is defined as taking, using, and passing off as your own, the ideas or words of another. It is a very serious academic offence, and can result in your work being failed automatically. The best way to avoid it is to take careful notes of where you found your information, and to always acknowledge the work of others, ie. finish your own papers with a bibliography.
Bibliographies from books, articles and conference papers are a useful source of further references for a student to use when writing essays and theses.
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