The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the why, when and how of giving credit to their sources and forming clear citations. It will introduce students to APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles.

Students who have completed this module will be able to

articulate the purpose of citation in scholarly work.
decide when to use a citation in their work.
create a proper citation in APA, MLA, or Chicago style.
seek additional resources and help.

Feel free to edit the module once you have imported it into your course. You can pick and choose which pages of this module you make available to your students by either unpublishing or deleting pages you don't need.

Note: This module includes a practice quiz and discussion. They are all currently worth 0 points. Important! After you import the activity into your Canvas course you can assign the number of points you'd like each to be worth and change the quiz type.

Follow these steps to import the module into your own course:

Log into Canvas
Go to Canvas Commons (found above 'Help' on the left side navigation bar)
Find the activity in Canvas Commons by searching for: NSC Library Research Module: Citing Your Sources to Avoid Plagiarism
'Import into Canvas' options are on right side
Select the course(s) you would like to import to
The activity should show up on your course's 'Modules' page
Remember to delete the 'About this module/how to import (for faculty)' page before you share this module with your students!