IT Test 2 Study

Citation styles

APA, MLA, Chicago

SECOND A in CRAAP

Accuracy- the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content

Reasons for citations (2)

Adds credibility, avoids plagiarism

A in CRAAP

Authority- the source of the information

Info that require citation

Books, web sources, scholarly articles, journals

4 Plagiarism Situations

Copying and pasting content from an original source into your paper, Summarizing or paraphrasing contents from an original source , recycling previous written work and using it again when your professor prohibits such work .

How URLs help in evaluating sources

Domain Name

Types of Citations (2)

In-text citations and bibliography

How to avoid plagarism (2)

In-text citations, work cited page

Is there only one way to evaluate information sources ?

No

P in CRAAP

Purpose - the reason the information exists

Paraphrasing

Putting something into your own words with in-text citation .

2 classifications of data

Qualitative and Quantitative

Plagiarism

Using another's work without giving credit

C in CRAAP

currency--When was it written?

Types of quantitative data

discrete and continuous

R in CRAAP

relevance--Does it relate to the topic?