Synthesizing Research and Avoiding Plagiarism

Overview

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Learn the essential skills for upholding academic integrity by properly synthesizing and documenting research sources. This course provides expertise in weaving evidence seamlessly into academic writing and explains how to avoid plagiarism by correctly citing sources using both MLA and APA styles for in-text citations and reference pages. By the end of this course, you will be able to recognize the correct methods for integrating research and documenting sources to ensure academic honesty.

Syllabus

Synthesizing Research and Avoiding Plagiarism

This course places emphasis on the synthesis of research sources while upholding academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism. In this course, you will gain expertise in weaving research sources seamlessly into compelling research papers, and learn the essential skills for correctly documenting and citing your sources within your research papers, thus avoiding plagiarism and academic misconduct. Additionally, we will learn how to correctly use MLA and APA styles to provide in-text citations and construct reference pages for research papers.