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The hardest thing about finding information is searching for what you exactly are looking for. You need to know the exact key words for what you need. There are many web sites out there about just one topic so if you just put something that generalizes your topic you will probably have a hard time finding the specific answer. The best thing to do is specify it as best as you can. There are also websites out there that don’t have anything to do with the topic you want: they can just have one text of your topic, or just even the name of your topic mentioned as they pass by and it will still pop up if you didn’t specify what you are looking for. Another thing is knowing exactly how to not plagiarize. Just changing a few words and not citing it can be considered plagiarism so, you shouldn’t forget to use citations, and quotation marks when necessary. In addition to this, the World Wide Web is not controlled by government agencies, so many of the information and advertisement out there are false and misleading; therefore, when you are doing a research it’s best to be cautious and aware. (Don’t fall into a false trap made by people who don’t have anything better to do with their lives.)
I found this class very helpful. I learn how to cite something correctly. I use to think plagiarism is just taking some one’s idea’s and passing it as your own but after taking this class I realized plagiarism can take many forms. And if you don’t learn how to correctly use citations and give the person credit you will get in trouble, mentioning their name is not enough. There is more to it. I also learned how to recognize false and true websites. I knew there was false information out on the web before but I never really gave it much thought so this class helped me to be cautious and on my guard from now on. J