CHAPTER 2

                                         H.E.L.L.O !

Today, I would like to share on what I have learned on ELC class last week.

Evaluation on Sourcing Materials

As a student, they have to know on how to find the right sourcing materials since they need to complete some assignment that had given to them. So, it will be easier for them to accomplish the assignment since they know the right ways to do it.

       There are a few sources materials that every students used in order to complete assignment given. The famous sources materials are :

1                    -      The internet

2                    -      Books

3                    -      Magazine

4                    -      Newspaper

            In order to use these source materials, one must check for some information to make sure that the information given can be reliable. Here are some important information that we need to check ;

Ø  Check for the author.

·         Name

·         Author’s credentials

·         Is the author associated with a reputable institution or organization

·         Authors reputation among his/her peers

Ø  Date of publishing.

·         When was the source published

·         Is the source current or out-of-date for your topic

Ø  Publisher

Ø  Content

Ø  Intended audience

There are also other important information that we need to check like their writing style, quality and the relevance. That’s all from me. Thank you ! 

PLAGIARISM

What is plagiarism ?

In a simple words, plagiarism is the act of stealing or taking person’s work for their own benefits. For example, they use the sentences from papers or website and make it as their own work. From my last ELC550 class which is English For Writing, I have just realise that there are many types of plagiarism which is I did not aware before. The types of plagiarism are :

1.      Collusion
2.      Copying
3.      Paraphrase
4.      Buying paper
5.      Recycling own word
6.      Fabrication and Doctrines
7.      Translation

Plagiarism has many effects for the students who does it and to the education system. As a students, I always needs to aware that there will be big consequence of doing plagiarism. One will be suspended and expelled from their college/university. As the effect, it will destroyed one reputation and their future as it will be hard for them to get a respectable job. Plagiarism also avoid the students using their creativity and critical thinking  as they take an easy way by copying their friends work or find it on a website without having any citation. Their honesty will be questioned. Their chances to develop some skills also will lose as they did not make an effort for their own work. By doing plagiarism one will be hurt a lot.

 
Remember that there is no elevator to    success. You have to take the stairs…