Unit 5 Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • explain the importance of accurately and honestly crediting information sources;
  • define plagiarism, and explain how to avoid it;
  • describe the advantages of accurate and complete citation to all members of the discourse community (i.e., readers, source authors, and the writer);
  • identify and use the most common standards for citing sources in academic writing; and
  • develop a draft of an academic research paper.

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