Techniques Used In Written Publishing

Citations are used in a written publication to highlight source material within a person’s original work, to give credit to the original author, and to support an idea or an argument. Any person using outside sources within a written publication becomes responsible for including proper citations within that publication. If a person chooses to use an APA style, they must know how to incorporate source material into a written publication and know how to format in-text citations and references. A person that incorrectly cites material or just disregards citations altogether can be held accountable for plagiarism. I will discuss how to incorporate outside material into a written publication, why proper format is so important, and the consequences of improper format. Using APA style, there are three different techniques that can be used when incorporating source material into a publication and each technique …show more content…
Maricopa Community Colleges hold their students to a high standard and they have an academic misconduct policy that all students must adhere to. Any student that is guilty of plagiarism can be punished with academic consequences or disciplinary sanctions. The academic consequences consist of a warning, grade adjustment, discretionary assignments, or course failure. The disciplinary sanctions consist of disciplinary probation, college suspension, or college expulsion. Depending on the severity of the situation, the college can decide to reprimand the student with either academic consequences, disciplinary sanctions, or both. The penalties for plagiarism are serious and understanding how to properly cite source material is important. Properly citing source material insures that there will be no consequences and it acknowledges the original author for their