Documenting Information

Whether you are collecting data from secondary or primary sources, the data must be documented. To avoid plagiarism, always cite your sources even when you are paraphrasing.

You should $$ Z in order to document data properly.

Whenever you use $q,,$ you must give credit.

Good research habits are critical to generating accurate, well$-$documented reports.

Which of the following is a purpose for documentation of report data? Check all that apply.

To prevent readers from pursuing a topic further.

To use others' ideas without giving credit to your sources.

To save time.

To enable readers to make use of the information themselves.

Read the scenario, and answer the question.

Teresa wants to use direct quotations in her report.

When is it appropriate for her to use them?

When she needs to fill half a page with information

When she wants to summarize or paraphrase

When she needs to provide objective background data