FYS Information Literacy Pilot Resource Guide: Integrate

An interactive tutorial that teaches students the various ways they can integrate sources in their writing

This exercise prompts students to consider information from the author’s perspective, plagiarism, and the responsible use of others’ work.

The goal of this assignment is to help students develop a better understanding of the need to provide citations. Moving beyond a focus on citations as giving appropriate credit to an author, this activity is intended to help students appreciate the value of citations for the reader (or scholars in general). Students will review a source without citations and attempt to answer a series of questions, then will discuss/reflect on what the activity contributes to their understanding of how scholars use and value citations.

Students often express frustration and anxiety related to plagiarism and citations. The goal of this assignment is to allow students to reflect on their own feelings related to plagiarism and citations and begin to learn to think about citations in a more positive manner.

Students review an example of plagiarism and consider the harm that it might cause from multiple perspectives—the original information creator, the student, the instructor/reader, and the discipline (or scholarly record).