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Do professors read sources?
Professors who read your paper check the sources of your information. If the content in your work is new, the professor will want to know where it is from. Professors also check sources of claims that are not credible.
What happens if you cite a source wrong?
If one simply uses the wrong citation style, an instructor may lower the grade, but wouldn’t consider it as plagiarism since the source is fully cited (just in the wrong way for that assignment). However, in situations where the citation is neither correct nor complete, it can definitely still be considered plagiarism.
Do examiners check references?
The examiners begin to look for more presentation errors, and they do not give full attention to the ideas in the thesis. They will begin to check references, figures, spelling and quotations, rather than concentrating on the content. Examiners also favour coherence.
Do professors actually read all essays?
Some professors might only read the essays on final exams for students in between letter grades. If the final is a paper instead of an exam, we really only extensively grade the ones from students on the cusp from one letter grade to another.
What is inappropriate citation?
Inappropriate citation includes: citing sources which have not been read without acknowledging the ‘secondary’ source from which knowledge of them has been obtained. ‘padding’ reference lists with sources that have not been read or cited within assignments.
Do professors read the whole thesis?
First, yes, each thesis is read by some professors. It’s not as though all professors have to read all theses. Each student has a committee, usually of three to five people, one of whom is the primary adviser. The committee members will read the thesis, and will often (almost always) mark it up with suggested changes.
Can teachers tell if you use Chegg?
Chegg or Course Hero cannot be tracked and the instructor cannot directly tell if you used Course hero or Chegg to study or get answers. However, you will be caught if you copied everything from word to word.
How do you cite works cited in a research paper?
Basic rules Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
Do you check if the source cited actually exists?
If I am understanding you correctly you mean do I check if the source cited actually exists and says what the student purports it to say. The answer to that is yes, and no. I spot-check sources, usually about a third, giving the references page a runthrough for style (APA usually ).
What are the basic rules for writing an APA citation?
Basic rules. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper. Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
How do you cite more than one source in a citation?
If you have cited more than one work by a particular author, order the entries alphabetically by title, and use three hyphens in place of the author’s name for every entry after the first: Burke, Kenneth. A Grammar of Motives.