Mind Map of Readings and Ideas

1. Academic Integrity

1.1. What is plagiarism?

1.1.1. Plagiarism is when you take someone else's ideas or work and use it as your own

1.2. Penalties

1.2.1. Failing grade for the paper

1.2.2. Failing grade for the course

1.2.3. Expulsion from the university

1.3. Examples of plagiarism

1.3.1. Buying a paper online

1.3.2. Copying your own work from another paper

1.3.3. Failure to cite sources

1.4. How to check your paper

1.4.1. Read through your paper

1.4.2. See if any sentences use other sources for information

1.4.3. Cite every idea or sentence that was not your own idea

2. How to Write an Academic Paper

2.1. St.PIE to help you remember what to focus on

2.2. After you do your research take a STAND

2.3. Then back it up with PROOF

2.4. Then back it up with INFORMATION

2.5. Then back it up with EXAMPLES

3. How to Read an Academic Paper

3.1. There is no one style that works for everyone

3.2. Read the abstract

3.3. Read the introduction

3.4. Read the conclusion

3.5. Skim the middle sections and get a feel for the flow

3.6. Go back and read the whole thing quickly

3.7. Go back and read the whole thing carefully and focus on the parts that seem important