Researching Responsibly Module - Introduction

This module covers citing sources, plagiarism, copyright, Internet security, and "netiquette" practices.

When you have completed this module of this tutorial, you should be able to:

• describe when and why to cite sources used in your work
• identify the information needed to create a citation for key types of resources
• define plagiarism, identify examples and ways to avoid plagiarizing
• understand copyright, fair use, and public domain information
• describe security and privacy issues when using the Internet
• understand issues of censorship and free speech on the Internet

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