Writing from Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism (Zoom)
tirsdag 25. mar, 14:00 - 15:00
Alle campus
In this webinar, we will give you some practical tips on how to write an academic text based on sources while still writing in your own words. We will briefly talk about what academic sources are and where to find them, but the main focus is on how you can use sources to support your claims and discussions.
This course is reserved for students at USN, and will be held in English!
PS! If you are logged in with FEIDE, the confirmation and Zoom-invitation will be sent to your USN-email. Please inform the Course Manager if you require a different e-mail adress for your Zoom-invitation!
Additionally, we will discuss plagiarism and how to avoid it, as well as useful resources on referencing that you should know about. After the lecture part, writing advisors will be available for 1 hour to answer questions and do shorter drop-in consultations. You can ask questions about the content of the webinar and get help with your own text.
Topics:• Briefly about the USN Academic Writing Center• What are academic sources and where to find them?• Briefly on critical thinking, discussing, and using concepts• How to paraphrase information in your own words?• What is plagiarism and how to avoid it?
Who is the webinar for? This webinar is suitable for anyone who uses academic sources when writing. We will not discuss literature searches, referencing, or reference styles, but focus more fundamentally on how to find your own voice when writing from sources. It can be useful for both bachelor's and master's students who want some practical tips.
The webinar will be taught in English by Hanna Kavli Lodberg-Holm who is the coordinator of the USN Academic Writing Center and is open for all USN students.
Duration: 1 hour lecture. Both lecturer and writing advisor will remain afterwards for questions, discussions and drop-in writing consultations.
PS! If you are logged in with FEIDE, the confirmation and Zoom-invitation will be sent to your USN-email. Please inform the Course Manager if you require a different e-mail adress for your Zoom-invitation!
