KP290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intellectual History, Dont, Calendar Date
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To nd out how people build on each others thinking or nding. Citations document how our collective knowledge base takes shape over time. To invite readers into the ongoing dialogue of ideas, the basis for all academic discourse. Some practical reasons for citing sources (aka referencing) To demonstrate that you have done some homework. To demonstrate that you have a handle on the issues in your area of interest and how others have approached it. To lead an interested reader to a source where s/he can learn more or check out your interpretations. To nd out who has made this point in the existing literatures on the subject. To see how people respond to each others thinking or nding. It is a set rules that can be used against you unless you choose to become informed about proper referencing/ plagiarism. In the undergraduate calendar plagiarism is listed with:
