Library Class and Subject Guides: Information Literacy Toolkit: Ethically Communicate Knowledge

Competency Five

	Introductory	Intermediate	Advanced
5.a	Define plagiarism and academic honesty	Explain Ethical and legal considerations (such as academic honesty, IRB, and copyright) specific to discipline	Demonstrate ethical and legal considerations of attribution, academic honesty, IRB, and copyright (including basic knowledge of fair use, open access, and the public domain)

Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
Using text and interactive questions, learn to define and identify plagiarism. You can download or print a certificate of completion at the end.

Research Ethics Activity
Activity: Students reflect on and discuss real-life instances of plagiarism, violating participant rights, and research misappropriation.

Academic Honesty Slideshow
Presentation: This Slideshow defines what academic honesty at MSU.

Research Ethics Activity
Activity: Students reflect on and discuss real-life instances of plagiarism, violating participant rights, and research misappropriation.

	Introductory	Intermediate	Advanced
5.b	Describe how citations relate to academic honesty (i.e. why do we cite?)

Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
Using text and interactive questions, learn to define and identify plagiarism. You can download or print a certificate of completion at the end.
What is a Citation & Why do we Cite?
Video: Citations are an important aspect of research. This video will briefly cover what a citation is, when it’s used, and why we use it.

	Introductory	Intermediate	Advanced
5.c	Identify multiple sources and/or perspectives to support an argument	Select appropriate information to sythesize from multiple sources and/or perspectives	Propose need for new knowledge based on multiple sources and perspectives

Literature Review Assignment
Assignment: This assignment will help sutdents synthesize and use sources to build a cohesive argument.
Literature Review Assignment Rubric
Teaching Resource: A rubric for the Literature Review Assignment
Literature Review Template
Activity or Assignment: A fill-in-the-blank handout to help students organize their literature review

Supporting your Topic with Scholarly Sources
Video: This tutorial is designed to help students deal with difficult and specific research. Namely, we will be looking at how to work those specific articles into a basic research project, even when the article doesn’t entirely match your topic.

	Introductory	Intermediate	Advanced
5.d	Cite sources accurately and consistently using appropriate citation style	Cite sources accurately and consistently using a discipline-specific citation style

APA: Formatting Tutorial (7th Edition)
New content coming in January
Using Google Scholar
Video: This video helps students learn Google Scholar’s search features and how to access fee-based information by connecting Scholar to MSU’s library services.
APA: In-Text Citation Tutorial (7th Edition)
Interactive DIY Tutorial: A tutorial with questions and directions on how to create in-text citations in APA style!
APA: Reference List Tutorial (7th Edition)
Interactive DIY Tutorial: A tutorial with questions and directions on how to create a reference list in APA style!

Citation Styles PowerPoint
Presentation This PPT presentation introduces students to the basic concept of citations. It may be paired with Citation Swap Worksheet.
Citation Swap Worksheet
Activity or Assignment: This worksheet encourages students to understand the different parts of a citation by translating APA-styel citations into another citation style.

	Introductory	Intermediate	Advanced
5.e	Observe use of knowledge in scholarly conversations	Use knowledge to participate in scholarly conversations	Identify opportunities to share findings (social media, open access journals, etc.)

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