OU offers a number of resources to support you as you write and cite sources:
Visit the relevant subpage in this section to find out more about these services.
OU Libraries maintains the university-wide resource on Academic Integrity in Research and Writing. This information is presented as a micro-course, which is a freestanding online course (in eSpace) that you can enroll in and work through. If you work through the content and earn at least an 80% on the final quiz, you receive a credential of course completion, which is a digital badge.
The purpose of this micro-course is to give you a more in-depth understanding of:
You can also use this micro-course to learn more about citation styles, or how to give credit to existing ideas in your work in your academic discipline.
This micro-course takes about 45-60 minutes to complete.
You can also earn credentials when you complete the learning content on each of the citation styles -- you should work through the APA Style content.
The available credentials, or badges, for this micro-course are dated -- they can only be earned during the current academic year.
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