But know this...in college I was accused of plagerism only because I did what you are describing. Keep in mind that even if you use someone elses idea (and I am not talking about re-wording) you still are required to site it, else it is still plagerism. BUT of note, the teacher sucked and was out to get me. When you talk about 1's and 0's in College Writting teachers become confused and assume that you must have ripped off someone elses work!
""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > > > > Sometimes I will copy a relevant article, putting it into > > colored > > That's kind of the dirty little secret of tech writers, i.e. that we > sometimes start with someone else's work. ;-) Putting it in colored text is > an excellent idea, though, because it reminds you to fix it. Borrowing > somebody else's work and not putting it in your own words is plagiarism. I > get truly disgusted when I see entire paragraphs from CCO in a document with > someone else's name on it. (This has never happened with Howard's work; I'm > just making the comment.) > > > text, and rewrite it until it's totally in my words and > > properly > > linked into the rest of my flow. > > Rewriting is very important, not just to avoid plagiarism. A lot of Cisco > material is as dry as unsalted wheat thins. Also, the writers don't do what > Howard mentioned about getting to the core Zen real meaning. Instead, they > makes lots of assumptions about the reader's understanding and focus on the > "what" and "how," rather than the "why." I am actually unable to read some > Cisco Press books because of this. Bullets that describe products or product > features, for example, don't help me learn . I have to know why they matter > and why you would use them. Howard is very good at explaining the whys. > > OK, that's all for now. ;-) > > Priscilla > > > I do this not infrequently > > with > > CertZone papers, where I take a section out of CCO and...trying > > to be > > polite...rewrite it into intelligible and flowing English. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=50225&t=50077 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
