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Companion Scenario: Spontaneous Generation
Giving credit where credit is due
Your lab text, Investigating Biology, does an excellent job in demonstrating citations on page G41; however, why is citing so important? Well, as I said, your book, says it all, “ When the information in your paper is not a direct observation by you, you should tell the reader where it came from.” ( French, 2007)
Plagiarism is a very serious act, criminal in fact. So serious is the act of cheating that the University has implemented a serious set of infractions that will result directly from these types of stealing activities. Under the Further Reading, we have placed a link to the Academic Integrity video produced by OSU’s Division of Academic Affairs. It is strongly advised that you view the material presented in the further reading section.
Citations
French, D. 2007. Investigating Biology. Fountainhead Press, Southlake, Tx.
D. B. Fankhauser and J. Stein Carter. 1997. Spontaneous Generation. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio114/spontgen.htm (Accessed 07/08/208
