Internship

Course
BIS 4v04 All Sections
Professor
Dr Susan Chizeck

Term Spring 07 all sections

Meetings Tuesday January 16 (GR 2.530) and Monday February 26

(GR 3.302) 4:30 p.m.

Professor’s Contact Information

Office Phone 972-883-2248

Other Phone 972-883-2057 (Michele)

Office Location GR 2.310

Email Address chizeck@utdallas.edu

Office Hours By appointment (usually afternoons M T Th F 1:30-4:30)

No Web CT used. Do not leave messages or turn in papers on WebCT. I

will not get them.

Other Information Turn final papers in to www.turnitin.com and in hard copy

Course information:

Internshipspring07 #1746439 password interndudes

General Course Information

Pre-requisites, Co-
There are no prerequisites or textbooks for this course. Suggested for
requisites, & other
restrictions juniors and seniors.

This course provides students with a supervised introduction to the world

of work. Under faculty guidance, students gain experience in a
professional work environment. Students apply academic learning to
Course Description
work practice and clarify career goals.

There are no prerequisites or textbooks for this course. Attendance at the

two group meetings is mandatory. Students must have their internship
 application approved by the beginning of the term to gain permission to
register.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will be able to apply concepts from previous course

work to solving problems at the internship work site.
a. Methods of assessment: Reflective writing entries;
Journal; and 10-20 page research paper.

2. Students will demonstrate ability to conduct research from

contemporary sources to apply to problems at the work site.
a. Methods of assessment: draft research paper; 10-20 page
Learning Outcomes
final research paper; midterm discussion.

3. Students will be able to identify major problems and issues in the

industry where they are working.
a. Methods of assessment: 10-20 page research paper;
reflective writing entries, Midterm discussion

4. Students will be able to write clear, grammatical, well-organized

prose.
Methods of assessment: 10-20 page research paper, journal, reflective
writing entries.

Required Texts &

Materials None
Suggested Texts,
Readings, & None
Materials

Assignments & Academic Calendar

[Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates]
Orientation Meeting
Tuesday January 16 at 4:30 (GR 2.530)
January 16

January 29 Learning Agreement due

Midterm Meeting Monday, February 26 at 4:30 (GR 3.302)

February 26

Spring Break March 6-10

Midterm grades turned in.

March 13 To receive an A for your midterm grade, turn in a bibliography for your paper
with at least 3 sources.

March 29 First draft of paper due, complete with references used so far
 April 17 Final paper, journal and summary due

Insert Exam Date(s),

There are no exams
Time(s)

Course Policies

Grades are based half on your site supervisor evaluations and half on your
Grading (credit)
written work, with 90% of that based on your research paper. Further details
Criteria
can be found in the rest of this syllabus.

Make-up Exams No exams

Extra Credit None

Will be considered if time to grade, may be lowered in grade, depending on

circumstances
Late Work
Policy for incompletes: Turn in your journal, reflective entries, and journal
summary to get an incomplete for the research paper.

Special
none
Assignments
Class Attendance mandatory
Classroom
In Classroom: listen and ask questions
Citizenship
Field Trip
No field trips.
Policies

The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and
regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the
responsibility of each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable
Student Conduct about the rules and regulations which govern student conduct and activities. General
and Discipline information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication, A
to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students each academic year.

The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the

procedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and
 described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas
System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and
Activities of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these
rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students,
where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).

A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of
citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the
Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject
to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place
on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such
conduct.

The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic
honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute
integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student
demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions
related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission
Academic as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic
Integrity dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or
falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject
to disciplinary proceedings.

Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and
from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s
policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the
resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over
90% effective.

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communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the
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receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you
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Procedures
 In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other
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Dean of Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene
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Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the
Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting
the rules and regulations.

As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work
unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has
Incomplete
been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from
Grades
the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the
course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline,
the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of F.

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Days
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 activities for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose
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possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student,
so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within a
reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a
maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any
missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails
to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a
failing grade for that exam or assignment.

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whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed
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executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC
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executive officer or designee.
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Additional information is available from the office of the school dean.

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.
 Internship Website: http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/gs/internship/index.html

Date: January 2007

To: Student Interns
From: Dr. Susan P. Chizeck
Director, Internship Program

You are required to:

1. Attend two meetings of student interns this semester – Orientation Meeting: Tuesday,
January 16 at 4:30 in GR 2.530 and the Midterm Meeting: Monday, February 26 at
4:30 in GR 3.302. Please arrange your schedules so that you can attend. The first meeting is
an organizational meeting to make sure you are all getting off on the right track at your sites
and are clear on your academic assignments. The second meeting will be to assess your
progress near the midpoint of the semester. Since the room number may be changed,
please RSVP to 972-883-2057 to confirm your attendance for each meeting.
2. Turn in the enclosed schedule form as soon as possible so we can easily locate you if you are
needed. Our primary method of contacting you is email, so please check your UTD inbox.
3. Have the enclosed Learning Agreement signed by your supervisors and turned in by
Monday, January 29 to the Internship Director. It is required that all parties have a copy of
the completed form. We will give you back two signed copies, one for you and one for your
supervisor. The sooner these assignments are clarified, the better for all concerned. Students
without a signed Learning Agreement can be dropped from the course due to liability issues.
4. Decide on the academic paper topic with your faculty supervisor (Dr. Chizeck) by Monday,
January 29. You should contact Dr. Chizeck ASAP to discuss your topic. The first draft is
due Thursday, March 29 and the final revision by Tuesday, April 17. The first draft should
be typed, double-spaced, complete with references, and as close to final form as possible.
Turn in the first draft again with the final draft. Please turn in all papers as hard copy to my
office. Do not email them or use WebCT. This course does not use WebCT. Turn in your
papers on paper to me and also to www.turnitin.com. You must set up an account. Our
course is: 1746439 password: interndudes class: internspring07
5. Keep a reflective journal of your internship experience to verify the hours spent on site and to
help you in recalling what you did. Add up your hours at the end.
6. Based on your journal, summarize your intern experience using the enclosed format
guidelines. This is due by Tuesday, April 17 in the Internship Director’s office. Turn in
your journal as well. Late papers may be down graded.
Final Checklist to turn in: journal, reflective entries, summary, paper draft, final paper
 Grading of Internship
Your grade for the Internship is determined half by your performance at your site and half by
your academic paper or project and other written work. If you are signing up for six credits, you
will be registered in two three-credit sections, and you may receive different grades for each
section if your grade is borderline or there is a discrepancy between site and academic
performance. Due to university policy, graduate students must register for the Internship under
Independent Study numbers and therefore may only receive Pass/Fail instead of letter grades.
Your site supervisors fill out a midterm appraisal and final evaluation. They are supposed to give
you regular feedback so you can improve your performance, if necessary. I use these appraisals
to judge the quality of your performance, and I try to discuss any problems with you as they
occur.
Your written paper or project is about ten pages for a three-credit internship (about 20 pages for
six credits). Usually, in the paper you will write about the interplay of theory and practice at your
internship site. A good balance would be half the paper showing research and half personal
experience, interspersed together. For example, a student may look at a text on management and
see how a process such as “management by objectives” or “quality circles” is carried out at their
site and what problems may occur. A student may also explore a topic in depth; i.e. a student
may do a paper on rehabilitation strategies for juvenile delinquents and see if any of these are
successful at the reformatory site. Another good topic idea is “Problems in the Field of X.” Ask
your supervisor what they would like you to learn more about.
An A paper fulfills the following criteria:
1. is neatly typed
2. no typographical errors
3. no mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
4. appropriate formal style together with examples from own observations, using “I”
5. paper is well organized, with a coherent thesis that is supported by the evidence presented
6. ties observations and your own experiences at the site to the thesis
7. uses both scholarly and popular literature as well as observation to make points
8. shows evidence that the student has considered the problems of applying theory to practice at
the work site.
In order to get an A, you are expected to turn in a draft of your paper which will be returned with
suggested revisions. When you turn in your rewrite, please turn in both the old and new versions
of your paper together. An unrevised paper is acceptable, but unlikely to earn the highest grade.
Please keep all notes for your paper until you have received your grades (or longer), so that any
questions on your sources can be easily resolved.
Also included in your grade is your journal summary. Please follow directions on the format to
include all questions. Complete all paperwork on time to get an A.

PAPER DUE DATES 1st draft – Thursday, March 29

Final Revision – Tuesday, April 17
Tuesday, April 17th - DUE DATE for Journal and Summary

Keeping Your Internship Journal

There are three purposes for keeping your journal: 1) documenting your hours, 2) noting
information for your journal summary, 3) assisting in personal growth and career exploration.
1. Write down what you do each day. Document your hours by writing in the hours worked
each day. Add them up periodically, and write in the total at the end of the journal entries.
You are expected to work 140 hours at your site for 3 credits and 280 for 6 credits.
2. Your journal summary at the end of the semester asks for information on the organization, the
career path in your profession, your internship goals, activities at the site, and the like (as
described on a separate handout). Keeping track of your activities and this other information
in the journal will assist you in writing up your summary, as you will otherwise forget much
of what you did. I will be reading the journal to get an idea of your daily activities, so write
or type neatly.
3. Keeping a journal on a particular topic or activity, or about your life in general has been
shown to have definite psychological and physical health benefits, helping people understand
and assimilate the happenings of daily life. While it is not our major purpose here, that is a
nice side effect to enjoy.
An internship falls under the rubric of “experiential education,” and is not merely “work
experience.” To get full benefit from the work, you need to reflect on the site and yourself, which
can lead to clarification of career goals and insight into work style (yours and others). You must
be active in the learning process: you determine what you want to learn and how to do so. The
following paragraphs can give you some idea about what to observe and write about (besides
your daily activities), and help you make the most of your internship.
In addition to your daily activities, you must make reflective entries about at least 5 (7 for 6
credit students) of the following topics during the course of the semester:
A. Appearance -- How do the people dress at work? Do they appear professional? Does your
current wardrobe fit in to this site? How does the office look: chaotic, shabby, posh, or
super-organized? Do you have sufficient space to work? Are the files well-organized and
easy to use? Do they have the equipment you need to get the job done? How do you feel
about working in a place like this?
B. Attitudes -- How seriously do people take their work here? Are they friendly and helpful?
Does there seem to be a lot of politics and infighting going on? Who are the leaders here?
Do people seem to resent your intern status and access to information and meetings they may
covet? Is this a high pressure place or laid back? Does there seem to be any discrimination
against people because of sex, race, handicap, etc., or inklings of sexual harassment? How do
you like working with these people in this kind of atmosphere?
(Continued)
C. Rules -- Are there a lot of rules governing work procedures? Are the rules clear and in
written form? Is it easy to get the information and resources you need to do your work? Did
you receive any kind of orientation? Is the authority structure clear as to who has control
over activities and events and your work?
D. Training -- What training do you need to enter this organization and to progress in a career?
What sort of training do the people already here have? What sort of personal qualities are
 useful here? Do you see any changes occurring soon in this organization or in the whole
industry that may influence careers?
E. Learning -- How easy is it to ask questions? Are assignments clear? Are you getting the
feedback you need? Do people seem too busy to teach you things? Are you getting to do
what you wanted to do? How do people, including yourself, respond to suggestions or
criticism? Are you being stuck with too much “go-fer” work rather than learning new skills?
Look at your Learning Agreement every week and review it with your supervisor when
necessary. How will you know when you have learned what you wanted? You need to be
assertive sometimes to get what you want from your internship. Let people know what you
have to offer.
F. Scheduling -- Is everything here done at the last minute in a rush? Is there a good sense of
priorities? Do people come and go randomly; are they prompt with appointments and
meetings? Are they flexible with your hours? Do they want overtime? Are you able to meet
your deadlines? How are you juggling home, school, internship, and job?
G. Supervision -- Are you receiving the supervision you want and why or why not? What
motivates your supervisor and what is their leadership style? Is it compatible with yours?
H. Ethics -- How does the mission of this organization fit your personal goals and values? Is
there any conflict over what they do here and your view of how the world should work?
I. Effectiveness -- How effective is this organization in making money, serving its clients, etc.?
How efficient is it? What changes would make a difference?
J. Satisfaction -- Would the daily functions of this career satisfy you? Is the atmosphere
collaborative or competitive? What are the relationships between customers and staff, co-
workers, clients/staff, and supervisors/staff? What variety is in the work? Opportunity for
advancement? What personal satisfaction would you find in this work?
K. Critical incidents -- Did something happen that changed your ideas or attitude toward this
work or career? Do you feel more or less committed to the field after the internship? Can
you identify a particular problem or issue that keeps reoccurring? Describe and analyze this
in terms of its impact on you.
 Format for the Journal Summary

Keep a journal during the semester documenting hours and activities, then write up a summary
following these guidelines (approximately three pages) at the end of the semester.
END OF SEMESTER INTERNSHIP SUMMARY: DUE DATE: Tuesday, April 17th
1. PLACEMENT INFORMATION
Outline the structure, goals, and history of the organization in which you are interning.
Who does the organization serve and how? How is it funded? Include an organizational
diagram and indicate where you are located.
What is the usual career path for the job you desire (i.e., from busboy to waiter to maitre
d’hotel)? What is the salary range for these jobs (ask people at the site or look up)?
Were you paid as an intern and how much? What is the job market like for this career?
Are you continuing at this site as a volunteer or worker? Did you receive an offer
for this or another job and did you accept it?
2. ACTIVITIES
What specific projects were you involved in? What were your duties and
responsibilities? What were your goals and objectives? How did these activities relate to
your learning objectives?
Did you learn what you had planned during your internship? What new knowledge and
skills did you acquire? What do you know now that you didn’t know before this
Internship? How did you grow personally and professionally as a result of this
experience? Have you changed your career plans?
3. SUPERVISION
Who was your supervisor at work? What were her/his duties and responsibilities? Did
you receive sufficient feedback and evaluation from your supervisor?
4. EVALUATION AND CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
Describe your paper or project and whether it seemed to enhance your internship
experience.
5. JOURNAL ENTRIES
Summarize your required reflective journal entries here and note which topics you
covered (A., B., etc.). Add any other comments you wish to make.
To: Interns
From: Dr. Susan P. Chizeck

The following abbreviations will be used in my grading of your exams and papers. If you don’t understand
my comments about your work, please make an appointment to see me.

AGREE Lack of agreement between subject and verb (plural, singular)

ANTE Antecedent - what does this phrase refer to?
AWK Awkward sentence or phrase
CLAR Meaning not clear
COH Paragraph doesn’t cohere around a single topic
CONCL The paper doesn’t contain a conclusion summarizing what you have done and what you
conclude
CONFLO This conclusion doesn’t flow logically from the material you’ve presented above
EVID You haven’t provided evidence for this assertion
FACT I believe this is factually incorrect. Source?
FRAG Sentence fragments -- lacks subject or predicate
GP Good point
GR Grammatically incorrect
INTERNSHIP Mention what you are doing and where near beginning of paper
INTRO Introduction of the paper doesn’t lay out what you will cover in the paper
PARL Your paragraphs are too long
PARS Your paragraphs are too short.
PL Plagiarism -- this is a direct quote without citation or other misuse of another’s words and
ideas. Plagiarism results in an F on the paper.
PUNC Incorrect punctuation
REAS Your reasoning or logic seems faulty
REDUN Redundant, repetitive
REF Needs a reference showing where you got the information
REL Is this relevant? To what?
RES You haven’t utilized very many research findings (from readings or lectures) in your
discussion
RO Run-on sentence
SEQ Your paragraphs are not in a logically organized sequence
SP Spelling error
SYN You haven’t adequately synthesized the findings you discuss into a coherent view or
thesis of your own
TENSE Tenses do not agree
TRANS Need transition phrase or sentence
WORD Word misused, not the best word here
WORDY Too many words that add little to the meaning
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Your grades are based on the following criteria
CONTENT:
Having logical introduction and conclusion
Coherence of arguments
Answering the assigned questions, all of them
General content

MECHANICS:
Organization of paper
Correct grammar
Correct spelling
Style (clear, concise, appropriate tone, etc.)

Keep in mind that the point of almost every piece of written work that you will do in school or
work is to make a certain assertion and prove it. Therefore your essay should discuss what you
intend to prove, give evidence and examples to prove it, and summarize what it is you have shown. A
business report would recommend an action and give evidence of why you think this is the correct
action.

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BASIC QUOTATIONS STYLES: You may use either footnotes, endnotes, or in-text citations. ** Direct
quotes and numerical data must always include page numbers.** See ‘How to Format References’ at
http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/gs/internship/references.html for a more detailed guide.

FOOTNOTES:
You may use numbered footnotes at the end of each page or end notes at the end of the paper. Both must
be accompanied by a bibliography in alphabetical order by author.
1. I.M. Author, “Some Article,” Some Fine Journal, v. 17, 1987, p. 1-13.
2. A.N. Expert, A Book She Wrote, NY: Publisher, 1985.
3. Nice Guy, private communication (or interview), Dallas, Texas, April 1, 1991.
4. Womyn, Smart, “New Ideas,” found November 4, 1995, online,
http://www.utdallas.edu/~wsmart/article.html, p. 4-5.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS
In-text citations require a bibliography at the end, and may be in either APA, ASA or MLA style, similar to
the following
EX: Ninety percent of newborn babies cry a lot (Author, 1987, p. 12).
Mr. Guy believes the situation can be improved (Guy 1991)

Please skip 2 spaces between sentences and double-space the paper. Turn in on paper, not email.
RULES OF DOCUMENTATION IN ACADEMIC WRITING

The basic rule is that 1) writers must put quotation marks around all materials
copied directly from a source and 2) must identify -- in a footnote or bibliography or in
parentheses in the text -- the source of all statistics, unique information and ideas, whether
quoted directly or paraphrased, with a full citation, including page numbers.
Some student writing problems show up as errors or as patterns of avoidance. Some
students, for example, never quote directly because they are unsure how to use quotation marks.
Others quote everything because they don’t know whether paraphrasing requires quotation marks
or a footnote.
Some students need practice in recognizing differences among direct quotation, indirect
quotation, and paraphrase. Here are some common patterns (a footnote number would be
required after each of these sentences):
• He said “My investigations have revealed that the bureau is a thicket of deceit.”
• He said that his investigations had revealed the bureau to be a “thicket of deceit.”
• He said that his investigations had revealed widespread dishonesty in the bureau.
• There is widespread dishonesty in the bureau, reports Maxwell.
The general rule is: “Quote directly only when the exact words of the source are
important for some special reason.” Students must combat their tendency to quote because they
think that the prose style of the original is better than anything they could write, or because they
don’t understand the quotation well enough to paraphrase it, or because it’s just easier to copy
than to state an idea in their own words.
Guidelines for Use of Research Material
1. Whenever you use another writer’s exact words, or state another author’s idea
in your own words, or use facts from a source (unless these facts are so common as to be
part of the generally accepted store of knowledge in the field), you must give credit to that
other author and tell the reader where the information or idea came from. Note that I said
you must give credit even when you use your own words. This may be contrary to some habits
you’ve developed in high school, but it is very important, because not to do so is plagiarism,
which has serious consequences. It is a kind of stealing -- stealing someone’s idea or the data
someone has collected, without giving that person credit.
2. In academics, the basic forms used to give credit to another author and to tell the
reader where the information came from are the footnote, or the in-text citation, with a
bibliography.
3. It is easy to get “captured” by another author’s words or organization and to end up
using too much quoted material, or too many ideas from other authors, in a paper. To avoid this
problem, you must establish your own purpose, your own plan or outline, and your own point of
view. You must also be sure about who your audience is. Then search for the facts or ideas you
need to support your own goals. That way, material from sources will fit into your own plan, not
be your plan.
 4. When sources contradict one another, or when there are several places from which to
get information or ideas, you must evaluate the worth of the sources and use the most reliable.
Consider such factors as the date of the material, the reliability of the person or journal or
newspaper reporting it, the likelihood of a person’s being knowledgeable about, or present at, a
reported event, and so on. The least reliable sources are encyclopedias, secondary compilations
of documents, quotations of quotations, prefaces, introductory surveys, or chapters in broad,
general texts. More reliable, as a rule, are original documents, firsthand accounts, the work of
original researchers or thinkers or compilers who first printed an idea or a research report or a
statistical table, and people who are experts in a specialized field, not writers of some compilation
such as an introductory textbook or a popular magazine account. Common sense will often help
you decide which sources to use (whom would you call as witness in a trial -- the person who saw
the accident or the person only heard about it?). If you need help evaluating the worth of a book,
check the Book Review Digest to see how others have viewed it. If you need help selecting from
several possible sources, see whether there is a recently published selected bibliography or review
article. The word “selected” tells you that someone who knows the field more or less well has
selected from many possible books and articles the ones he or she considers best for a certain
purpose (make sure you know what that purpose was; if it was different from yours, that person’s
choice may not be useful to you). If you are unsure how to evaluate the worth of a written source,
ask for help at the desk of the reference librarian; don’t be afraid to ask for help.
5. Many students quote too much. The guide is this: use direct quotation only when the
precise words of the author are needed to justify your interpretation, or when those words are too
exquisite to be missed. Avoid long, dull quotations, especially of material considered common
knowledge. Consider paraphrasing (saying in your own words) most of a long passage, even if
you do want to quote some of it. Footnote numbers appear at the end of quotations or citations,
or, if the cited material is more than a paragraph, at the end of each paragraph ( so the reader
doesn’t get lost).
6. When you quote material directly, you have an additional responsibility besides the
footnote. If the quotation is shorter than four lines, use quotation marks and just include it right
in your paragraph, making sure that it fits in smoothly. Remember to include both sets of
quotation marks, at the beginning and at the end of the quote. If it is longer than four lines, then
use no quotation marks. Instead, indent the whole thing five spaces and single-space it. The
spacing serves instead of quotation marks to tell the reader that the passage is quoted.
7. Keep exact notes so that you know exactly where you got your information. If
you found the information on-line through your computer, be sure to note date, medium,
and location. The goal of references is for someone else to be able to go exactly to where you
found the information and verify it.
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Adapted by Susan Chizeck from: Barbara Walvoord, Helping Students Write Well, NY: Modern
Language Assn., 1986 pp. 192-194.
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