Class Meeting 1

ITINERARY:SyllabusPlagiarismSources for CitationLibrary TourHomework

Christina Daltoso

cmdzh3@mail.missouri.eduOffice Hours:

Available by appointment as necessary, or if you see me at the library feel free to ask any questions you may have.

AttendanceYou are only allowed 1 unexcused

absence, every unexcused absences after the first will result in a 10 point (10%) reduction in your grade.

What is an excused absence? Questions? E-mail – Add me as a contact…right now Create a folder for ISLT 1111…right now Make sure if you have any needs,

concerns, or questions to e-mail me! Communication is key!

Participation

Participation and attendance are separate grades in this course.

10% of your final grade is participation. These points can be lost:

Use of cell phones (including texting) Unexcused absences Sleeping in class Unapproved web browsing (including facebook,

myspace, chatting, etc.) Not participating in class discussion, chatting or

any other disruptive behavior

In this class you will learn to… …break down the components of assignments

and questions …understand which of those components/

pieces they need to know more about …select the more appropriate place/ source to

find that information …effectively search for the bits of information

they most need …evaluate the information retrieved to ensure

it is a good source …use that information to complete

assignments and answer questions

Plagiarism

Copyright and the Internet: Anything on the web is considered to be published, therefore it must be cited.

Plagiarism: Is the taking of another person’s writing, conversation, song, or idea and claiming it as your own.

Fair Use: In order to keep copyright laws from impeding education, the idea of Fair Use was created. Fair Use allows for a copyright work to be copied and used for criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research as long as the source is acknowledged.

What needs to be cited?

Ideas, opinions or theoriesFactual information (that is not

common knowledge)Direct quotationsParaphrases (in which you must use

your own words)Drawings, photos, images, etc.

How to Avoid Plagiarism? Give credit to every source of information Use quotation marks when citing a source

directly Paraphrase carefully with your own words

and cite the information Give credit for facts that are not common

knowledge Document another person’s interpretation

of facts Acknowledge sources that shape your

thinking.

MU Libraries Gateway

http://mulibraries.missouri.edu

How Do I Find?

Site Search

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Undergrad Info

MU Libraries Gateway

http://mulibraries.missouri.edu

Merlin

Summon

Databases

Understanding the Assignment

When you get an assignment you need to think about two things:

what you already know about the topic AND

what you need to know about the topic

Let’s examine a current news event in light of this

How to Search?

“Choose a major news source and critique their coverage of the presidential election in terms of scope, depth, and bias”

OR

“Describe what you see as the problems New Orleans is facing even now, so long after Hurricane Katrina, and why there are still problems”

Keywords?

Search in Merlin, Google, and ASP

Pros & Cons of each search?

Clues in the Question

• Indications of time/how current the information should be - most recent information or historical data?

• Indications of specificity – should the paper focus on the entire population, or subsets like women, a particular region?

• Should you find popular or expert ideas/opinions?

• Do you need primary sources to make your own interpretations or use secondary sources that include interpretations?