RHE 309: Rhetoric of the iPhone / Barta

• NoodleTools - formats MLA bibliographies for you - easy, accurate and includes tools for organizing research (notecards and outlines)

• All About Plagiarism tutorial

• Writing Center - Located in the Learning Commons @PCL

• Public Speaking Center - Located in the Learning Commons @PCL

We often think we have to cite because we'll get in trouble if we don't follow the rules.

• Yes, not citing the work of others is academic dishonesty. Plagiarism gets people expelled, fired, and destroys reputations. 

But, why is it against the rules?

• Intellectual property - no matter where you find a piece of information, no matter the format or packaging - it is someone's property and you must give credit. It is an issue of ethics.
• If you don't cite something you could be in trouble if that turns out to be wrong. Now you're wrong. Citation is protection.
• Information is conversation - citing something in your work allows others to trace research back. Others citing your work allows the field to advance and for the research around a topic to grow. 
• Citing an influential thinker or a solid data set build credibility for your argument and bolsters your case with evidence.