Referencing

What is academic integrity?

Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an honest and fair learning environment.

It means...

~ acknowledging the source of any borrowed materials and ideas (words, images, opinions, online materials, etc.)

~ doing your own work and properly citing any contributions others have made to your work.

~ respecting the parameters set up by your teacher for quizzes and tests.

~ not allowing other students to cheat or represent your work as their own.

Why does Academic honesty matter?

1. It matters now. People who do their own work and acknowledge the contributions of others can be relied upon to act in an honest and trustworthy manner by their teachers and coaches.

2. It matters for the future. Post-secondary institutions and employers are interested in people who have personal integrity and will represent the organization well.

3. It matters personally. When you plan ahead and do the right thing consistently, you will be rewarded with higher confidence, higher productivity, and lower stress.

Tips to avoid plagiarism

When and how to use in-text citations

Purdue OWL // Purdue Writing Lab

A detailed guide for all of your writing and citation questions.

Using images: what is fair use?

1. Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean you can use it. Photos and other created images belong to their creator, and only they have the right to reproduce, change, or use the image in another product. If the image doesn't have a Creative Commons licence or otherwise specifically indicate that it is free to use or public domain, you can assume that it is copyrighted and you shouldn't use it without permission, even if you add a citation to indicate where you got the image.

2. To find free to use images in Google images, go to "Settings" then "Advanced Search," enter your search term at the top, then scroll down to the bottom and change the usage rights to "free to use or share."

3. There are several sites you can use to find free, or "fair use" images. You must still give a citation, preferably directly under the image. The attribution should include the Title of the work, the Author, Source and Licence. Click here for examples of how to write an attribution. Try the links below.