PK6 Academic Citation and Documentation Class Schedule (Hopkins)
PK6 Academic Citation & Documentation Schedule
Spring Term 2012, Thursdays 1015-1100, Pinni B-4117
22 March Update


  1. 12 January — Class Overview (#1):
    Who, What, Where, When, Why & How #1 — plus the English Section Plagiarism Procedure Policy

  2. 19 January — Overview (#2); Changing Standards, More on 'Plagiarism' and "Common Knowledge"
    Overview (continued); including "Common Knowledge"

  3. 26 January — Academic Fair Use
    Academic Fair Use (Background, Issues and Examples)

  4. 02 February — Completion of Overview (#3); Plagiarism Examples, MLA vs. Other Citation Styles
    Overview (final section); Plagiarism Examples vs Proper Citation (see also the case of Kaavya Viswanathan and the 'mixing' issue in Axolotl Roadkill [PDF]).

  5. 09 February — Which Style to Use?; Examples of a Need to Cite; MLA vs. "MLA House Style"
    Which Style Should I Use? and How Are the MLA and APA Citation Styles Different? (see also SFS5342 Citations) and MLA vs. "Modified MLA" — What's the Difference?, plus Examples of a Need to Cite

  6. 16 February — Overview of Basic MLA Citation Style

  7. 23 February — Author Notes and Scholarly Documentation; Citing TV, Radio, Films and DVDs
    Author notes (when & how to use them), plus Citing TV and Radio Programs (cf. the question on TV and radio citations); Citing Films, Videos and DVDs

  8. 01 March — Citing Interviews; Indirect Citations; Translations; Newspapers; Multiple Works; Past Questions
    How to Cite Interviews; Citing 'B' in 'A' Citing Translations; Citing Newspapers and Periodicals; Citing Two or More Works by the Same Author; past Citation Questions


  9. 15 March — E-Mail, Web, and Other Online Sources, I
    Citing Internet Sources

  10. 22 March — Citing Online Sources, II; Exam Overview
    Web Pages That Are Embedded in "Frames"; plus Citing and Documenting E-Mail. Review of sample past exam.

  11. 29 March — Course Exam, B-4117, 10:00 sharp!


  12. 12 April — (Flex Date I)

  13. 19 April — (Flex Date II)


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