1. Primary school
2. Secondary school
3. Tertiary school
4. Format: Classroom

Do you find yourself ‘copy-and-pasting’ information from the Internet? Now, do you know that if you don’t attribute the source of information, you could be committing an offence? An offence called plagiarism?

In this course, you’ll learn how to avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism. You’ll learn how to take notes and cite sources using accepted standards. This way, you not only will avoid committing an offence but also will improve your grades!

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

• Develop an awareness and vigilance towards plagiarism on the internet
• Use notes taking and paraphrasing techniques to avoid plagiarism
• Cite information sources using either MLA or APA citation styles
• Create a reference list of bibliography for their project work using appropriate citation styles and techniques

Course outline

• Plagiarism — What does it mean and the dangers of its?
• Techniques for combating plagiarism: Note taking and paraphrasing skills
• Using and applying the MLA and APA citation techniques for internet websites, books, newspapers and journal articles
• Citation techniques and structure of reference lists and bibliographies
• Creating a reference list for a project topic