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What is Common Knowledge? (Website, MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology summarizes an overview of common knowledge and highlights important questions to consider.
How to Cite (Website, UBC Library)
What if the information is not common knowledge? This research guide breaks down citing difference resources with ease!
Videos
Avoiding Plagiarism (Video, YouTube)
In this video, you’ll learn more about the strategies you can use to avoid plagiarizing others’ work. Learn the importance of citing your sources and not misquoting someone else’s words.
How to Cite Sources: A Comment on Common Knowledge (Video, YouTube)
This video discusses whether you need to cite ideas or words that may qualify as “common knowledge”.
Chapman Learning Commons Resources
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Related Resource Guides
When do you cite? How do you cite? Take this quiz to figure out how to navigate through some common citation errors and uncertainties, and how best to solve them to avoid academic repercussions
What if the information is not common knowledge? This resource guide breaks down citing difference resources with ease!
Your Turn
Now you have learned what is common knowledge. Take some time to ask yourself:
- What is your biggest takeaway?
- How did your perception of common knowledge change throughout the learning process?
- Can you come up with a common knowledge and challenge it with the questions you noted in the Apply section?
Drop your comments below to tell us what you think!
