Students may unknowingly plagiarise if they are not familiar with the correct way of citing and referencing. “Avoiding Plagiarism through the APA Style” is a new interactive elearn course to learn how to avoid this possible pitfall.
Designed as stand-alone topics with a quiz, students will learn more about:
- In-text citations; Reference List; Citation Generation Tools
- SMU's Stand on Plagiarism; How to Avoid Plagiarism
- Plagiarism Plague; Forms of Plagiarism; How Plagiarism is Detected
For a preview of the topics, click on the images below:
Topic 1 Introduction
In this topic you will learn more about:
- Plagiarism Plague
- Forms of Plagiarism
- How Plagiarism is Detected
- SMU's Stand on Plagiarism
- How to Avoid Plagiarism
Topic 2 Citation Components
In this topic you will learn more about:
- 6 Common Resource Types: Website; Social Media and Email; Report; E-Journal; Book and Book Chapter; Newspaper Article
- Introducing the 4Ws: Who; What; Where; When
- Identifying 4Ws in the Resources
Topic 3 In-Text Citations
In this topic, you will learn more about:
- How to Cite
- Variations: Nature of Citation
- Variations: Number of Authors
- Variations: Organisation as Author
- Variations: No Author
- Other Variations of In-Text Citations
Topic 4 Reference List
In this topic you will learn more about:
- Reference List
- Format of a Reference List
- Create Your Own Reference List: Steps 1-4
- Variations of References
Topic 5 Citation Generation
In this topic you will learn more about:
- David Asking for Help from Stephanie
- Online Tools: Library Search; Google Scholar; ZoteroBib
- David’s Sharing on the Challenges
- Citation Management Software
To find out more, please contact Rajen, Head Learning Services, rajen@smu.edu.sg