First Year Applied Science Citation Policy

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Contents 1 Eng Comm Citation Links 2 Why Cite 3 What to Cite (To cite, or not to cite: that is a good question...) 3.1 Cite 3.2 Do not cite 4 How to Cite 5 How to cite in IEEE format 5.1 Books 5.2 Journal Articles 5.3 Technical Reports 5.4 Conferences 5.5 Standards and patents 5.6 Websites 6 Intellectual Property and Copyright 6.1 Academic integrity summary, links 6.2 Resources

Eng Comm Citation Links

• First year academic integrity policy
• APSC-100 Module 2 Academic Dishonesty
• APSC-100 Module 3
• APSC-141
• APSC-190

Engineers have a duty to:

• act at all times with devotion to the high ideals of personal honour and professional integrity
• give proper credit for engineering work

Professional Engineers Ontario Code of Ethics, Section 77 of the O. Reg. 941

Why Cite

It is critical that members of the academic community behave with integrity. As instructors, we expect that student work bear the names of the authors, and that credit be given for the work of others. In written documents this is usually done by citing the original sources of text, diagrams, pictures, videos, audio clips, etc. This practise gives credit to the original author and ensures that a reader understands which material is your work, and which is used from previous work. This practise also helps others doing similar research. We have provided this guide to help you develop the ability to understand when citation is necessary, how to cite, and where to find other resources.

What to Cite (To cite, or not to cite: that is a good question...)

A good basic 'rule of thumb' is that if you are using an idea or thought that is not your own, it must be referenced, and failing to properly cite is dishonest. Some general rules that should help understand when citation is necessary, and when it is not, are shown below. It was adapted from To Cite Or Not To Cite.

Cite

1. "Direct quotations"
2. Paraphrases/summaries of quotations or opinions, even if in your own words
3. Statistics.
4. Figures, tables, pictures, videos, audio clips, etc.. from other sources.

Do not cite

1. Your own work, unless quoting from work previously published book, journal, etc.
2. Truisms. (A truISm is something that the majority of people would agree is true. Truisms are sometimes referred to as the body of information that is called “common knowledge” or “fact.”).

Note that “common knowledge” this will depends on both the author and audience. For example, if you are an expert writing to other experts in a field, you share basic knowledge of that field that you may consider “common knowledge”. However, if you are not yet an expert yourself, and are writing to non-experts, that same “fact” would not be considered “common knowledge”, and so should be cited.Pictures, diagrams, videos, etc. are copyrighted to their creator, and generally you need to seek the copyright owner's permission before using their graphics. However, their permission is not necessary when the picture is used for course work that is not being published or distributed (e.g. Reports for courses, provided they are not distributed or posted electronically).Note that there is a difference between (a) general material that you have used for guidance, and (b) material that you quote word-for-word. Anyone reading your report should be able to clearly distinguish the two.

If you quote a portion of a work, whether online or in print, you should place the text within quotation marks, and specify the source. For example, if you wanted to quote a work, you could do something like the following:

A ghonsticlabbla is a "device used to prevent ghonstics from labblaing" (Smith:2000).

or

A ghonsticlabbla is a "device used to prevent ghonstics from labblaing" [3].

depending on the citation style, which is discussed in the next section.

How to Cite

There are many different ways to correctly cite your references, depending on the audience and material. In engineering documents you may see citations using styles specified by professional organizations such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), or Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In first year courses we will use IEEE style. See our guide below on how to cite in IEEE format. Some examples of documents that use this format are Spectrum Analyzer Measurements and Noise (Agilent Application Note 1303).

There are several tools available for format references automatically. Refworks is software that builds your bibliography for you in the style of your choice. Additionally, word processors like Microsoft Word 2007 and OpenOffice 2.0 have tools to help with creating citations. See the APSC-141 manual for assistance in using Microsoft Word 2007 to format your citations.

Help with Refworks | How to Import/Export to Refworks

For example, if you want to use material from a textbook in your report using the IEEE style, you could do so as follows:

C++ is a powerful object-oriented language for scientific programming [3].

where the [3] refers to the third item in your bibliography, and is listed in the bibliography as

[3] J. Smith, Introduction to C++. New York: Pretty Good Publishers, 2001, pp. 245.

A detailed description of various citation styles is available at Use Citation and style guides to cite sources correctly on the Queen's Library website. An example of a previous report using IEEE style is !!!! put link here !!!!

How to cite in IEEE format

A detailed description of the IEEE citation style is available from use IEEE. A summary is shown below.

Books

Book with a single author:

J. R. Berryhill, C++ Scientific Programming: Computational Recipes at a Higher Level. New York: Wiley, 2001, pp. 245.

Book with multiple authors:

E. F. De Millano, E. F. Gloyna, and S.V. Antonin, Sodium Thiosulfate's Fate in Activated Sludge, vol. CRWR-185. Austin: Center for Research in Water Resources, Bureau of Engineering Research, University of Texas at Austin, 1981, pp. 90.

Book with a corporate author:

Levelton Engineering and Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, National Framework for Petroleum Refinery Emission Reductions. Winnipeg: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, 2005, pp. 66.

Book with no author given:

Mine and Mill Equipment Costs: An Estimator's Guide. Spokane, Wash.: Western Mine Engineering Inc., 1997, pp. 207.

Section of a book:B.K. Kandola, "Nanocomposites," in Fire Retardant Materials, A.R. Horrocks and D. Price, Ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001. pp. 204-219.

Journal Articles

Journal article:

X.I. Koutiva, T. D. Vrionis, N.A. Vovos, and G.B. Giannakopoulos, Optimal integration of an offshore wind farm to a weak AC grid," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery , vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 987-994, 2006.

Journal article (electronic only, no print version):

N. Ramakrishna, (2003). Production system planning for natural resource conservation in a micro watershed. Electronic Green Journal. [Online]. 18. Available: http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj18/nallathiga1.html.

Technical Reports

K. Chen, C.C. Federspiel, D.M. Auslander, C.E. Bash, and C.D. Patel, "Control Strategies for Plenum Optimization in Raised Floor Data Centers," HP Labs, Paolo Alto, CA, Tech. Rep. HPL-2006-47, Mar. 2006.

Conferences

Article in conference proceedings:

H.J. De Los Santos, "On the ultimate limits of IC inductors: An RF MEMS perspective," in Proc. IEEE Electron. Comp. Tech. Conf., 2002, pp. 1027-1031.

Standards and patents

Z. Zhou, "Integrated optical multiplexer and demultiplexer for wavelength division transmission of information," Canadian Patent 2554095, Aug. 11, 2005.

Websites

Joint Committee on Space Astronomy. (2006, April). JCSA Meeting Summary. Canadian Space Agency. [Online]. 2006(09/19) Available: http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/sciences/committees-jcsa.asp

Intellectual Property and Copyright

The World International Property Organization (WIPO) defines Intellectual property as any result of intellectual or artistic activity that can be owned by a person. Specifically, this includes inventions, publications, computer software, works of art, industrial and artistic designs, as well as other creations that can be protected under patent, copyright, or trademark laws.

Members of Queen's University including students are governed by the policies outlined in the Senate document on intellectual property.

Copyright is a legal framework that protects creators of literary and artistic works by establishing economic and moral rights that enable creators to:

• control the publication and reproduction of their works;
• receive remuneration; and
• protect the integrity of their works.

[http://library.queensu.ca/cancopy/ Queen's University Library's page on copyright provides information about Canada's Copyright Act and Queen's University's agreement with Access Copyright (formerly CanCopy), as well as copying guidelines for faculty, staff, and students at Queen's University.

Academic integrity summary, links

Citation links:

APSC-100 Module 3 Citation guidelines from previous years (don't know what style it follows)

http://appsci.queensu.ca/courses/APSC100/module3/files/APSC100_Referencing_Examples.pdf

Resources

Writer's Choice

Authors: Luke Bisby, Brian Frank, Bob Hilderly, Sharon Murphy, Nasser Saleh, Gillian Woodruff