Do you know you need to cite sources in writing your academic papers? Otherwise, your readers would begin to doubt that you would have plagiarized. Academic honesty and academic excellence go hand in hand. You may enroll in the course, ILT01 Information Literacy Training: Academic Honesty, available in HKU Online Learning. In this course, you will learn what constitutes plagiarism, how to cite sources using practical tools and how to check for originality with Turnitin. Below is the course outline:
What is Plagiarism?
Why Cite?
When to Cite
How to Cite Properly
Citation Styles
Citation Tools
How to Check Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism? (a handbook)
Turnitin checks your work for potential plagiarism.
When you cite resources properly, readers can follow your thoughts and your meticulous research work is shown as well. There are some citation styles and you may wish to seek your professor’s preference before getting started. Once you have chosen a style, it is important to be consistent.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
Call number: MuR 808.0270973 C53
Location: Music Western Reference Books
An online version of the Quick Guide features two basic documentation systems: 1. notes & bibliography 2. author-date.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6thed.
Call number: MuR 808.06615 P9
An online version is here for quick reference.
The MLA style manual.
Call number: Music 808.027 A17
Location: Music Western Books
An online version is here for quick reference.
Research Guide
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The Craft of Research Call number: Music 001.42 B725 c88 Location: Music Books |
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Music Research: a handbook Call number: Music 780.72 S19 Location: Music Books |
Writing Guide
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Irvine’s writing about music. 3rd ed. Call number: MuR 780.72 I72 W9 Location: Music Reference |
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Writing about music: an introductory guide. 4th ed. Call number: MuR 808.06678 W769 w95 Location: Music Reference |
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How to write a thesis Call number: Music 378.242 E19 Location: Music Books |
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The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century. Call number: Music 808.042 P65 Location: Music Books |
Writing Style Guide of individual principles
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How to Write About Music: The RILM Manual of Style Call number: MuR 780.72 H84 Location: Music Reference |
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Writing about music: a style sheet from the editors of 19th century music Call number: MuR 808.06678 H75 Location: Music Reference |
