BUS 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Note-Taking, Style Guide
16 Apr 2016
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For one thing it will help you organize the information you gather during your reading and research, which will make writing your paper easier. For another, proper note-taking can help prevent plagiarism. If you take notes carefully you can track: details about your source (author, title, page, etc. ) which information came from which source which words in your notes are direct quotes, which ideas are your own etc. There is more than one way to take notes as you read. You copy a paragraph directly from an article you found. You cite the source, but you forget to use quotation marks. When you quote the exact words of the original source in your essay, you must: cite the source and use quotation marks (or use indenting for longer passages). Consult the style guide you are using for further instructions. You find a neat idea in an article, so you use it in your paper.
