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Books & eBooks

How to Avoid Plagiarism: Student Handbook by Zuzana Gojná et al. Heart

ISBN: 9788024648163

Publication Date: 2021

In this handbook you’ll learn: - how to formulate your own ideas - how to correctly reference different sources - what exactly constitutes plagiarism - how to avoid various forms of plagiarism - examples of (in)famous cases of plagiarism - three tips against plagiarism - and finally, some advice for avoiding time pressure.

The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism by Collin Neville
Call Number: Li Ka Shing Library, Books Level 3; PN171.F56 N48 2016

ISBN: 9780335262021

Publication Date: 2016

This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism continues to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance to make sure you are not committing plagiarism. It provides clear guidelines on why and when to reference as well as how to correctly cite from a huge range of sources.
Study Skills for Foundation Degrees by Dorothy Bedford & Elizabeth Wilson
Call Number: This is an e-book.

ISBN: 9781000766493

Publication Date: 2019

Study Skills for Foundation Degrees offers a step-by-step guide to the skills needed to successfully complete a Foundation Degree. Filled with activities and useful tips, it will help students to move from nervous novice to confident expert and provide them with the necessary tools to accomplish this. This third edition features expanded sections on ethics, feedback and referencing.

Articles

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454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher's Paper / Gina Kolata
Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.
Are Students Cheating When They Use A.I. for Their Schoolwork? / Jeremy Engle
Is artificial intelligence a tool that supports students in their learning or a crutch that holds them back?
A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn’t Use A.I. / Callie Holtermann
Students are resorting to extreme measures to fend off accusations of cheating, including hourslong screen recordings of their homework sessions.

Podcasts

If AI Can Do Your Classwork, Why Go to College? / James Walsh & Sean Illing
In this episode, Sean speaks with journalist James Walsh about his recent article, "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College." The two discuss how students are using AI to finish their assignments, how colleges are (and aren’t) responding to these challenges, and whether you can learn to think when something else does the thinking for you.

Courses

Udemy Course | Generative AI for Academic and Scientific Writing Mastery / Mike X Cohen
Leverage ChatGPT for precision writing, enhanced communication, and accelerated academic performance. This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to leverage AI in your writing and research.

Videos

Cheating or Learning? Walking the AI Tightrope in Education / Erik Winerö & TEDxGöteborg
The lines between learning and cheating become blurred in a world increasingly intertwined with artificial intelligence (AI). In his talk, teacher and researcher Erik Winerö tells a story with a narrative that weaves through the evolution of pole-vaulting technology and the intricacies of coding. The speaker challenges the audience to reconsider the essence of learning in the age of automation.

Toolkit

The How do I use APA Citation Style library guide presents examples of in-text and reference-list citations for a variety of resource types in the APA 7th edition style. Click on the banner below to get started:

Tools to Help You Cite

These tools provide algorithm generated citations, which are NOT guaranteed to be 100% accurate and sometimes have missing citation components. So, please do your due diligence to manually check through the generated citations against the APA Citation Style Guides mentioned above!

Look out for 'Cite' or 'Cite It' on the Library Search, Google Scholar, and some publisher websites/databases:

Use the free online bibliography generator ZoteroBib https://zbib.org/. It is best used for journal articles and other common source types:

Advanced: Use the free citation management software Zotero. Refer to our research guide Zotero: Citation Management Software for more information or contact your Librarian for help.

Use Turnitin Draft Coach to check for similarity and gain instant feedback on citations and grammar. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to Microsoft Word (web version): https://www.microsoft365.com/ (Note that this feature is currently only available on MS Word web!)

Step 2: Open a blank Word document

Step 3: Copy and paste your assignment into the blank document (Note that one document can only run through Turnitin Draft Coach three times. You will need to use a new blank document to do the checks if you'd wish to have more runs!)

Step 4: Go to the 'Turnitin' tab and click 'Draft Coach'

Step 5: Click 'Get Feedback Now' to view the check results