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CHEM 23201 — Chemistry Seminar: Finding and Presenting Chemical Information

In Class

Getting to know you

Survey to complete before or at the beginning of the first sesssion.

Copyright survey

Intellectual Property is composed of three parts - what do you know about copyright?

Introductions

Course overview

Practice citing a source

In-Class Activity - Citing a Source

Steps

  1. Everyone will be placed into groups of two (2).
  2. Each group will get two sources to cite.
  3. One person in the group will be the reader. Starting with question 1 of the Decision Tree.
  4. The other person will answer the question by looking at the source.
  5. Based on the answer, the reader will follow the directions of the Decision Tree.
  6. Repeat the back and forth until you arrive at a publication type and citation format.
  7. Write the citation for the source.
  8. Switch roles for the next source - reader become the person answering the questions.
  9. There will be an asterisk on the answer sheet. Write that citation on the blackboard.

Assignment #1

Plagiarism and Copyright material

Read this material regarding plagiarism and copyright and fair use prior to session 3.  You will determine if you need to modify your answers to the copyright quiz.

Copyright Basics & Fair Use

Chemical & Engineering News, 2019 - what are the reasons for retracted journal articles in chemistry?