Question

A student refers to the ideas of an important researcher in his discipline in a written assignment. Some of the ideas were in an online journal article and some were voiced by the researcher in a keynote speech at a conference he attended. In his essay, he needs to acknowledge:____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The ideas from both the article and the speech, as they both represent another person's work.

Explanation:

When we write any type of written assignment, whether it's homework or a dissertation, if we reference other person's ideas and work, we must always acknowledge the original author. Also called a citation, referencing the original author of the ideas is required because this way the reader can refer to the original source in order to gauge and contrast the original arguments and ideas. It is also a test of honesty. Plagiarism, that is, not acknowledging who's the author of the ideas that we present (and thus presenting them as our own), is highly frowned upon. References and citations should refer not only to published work, such as journal articles, but also to unpublished work, such as conferences and speeches.