This document outlines the objectives and content covered in the COIC 101-O Introduction to Computers course. The course aims to teach students how to properly cite references and incorporate citations in academic works using APA style. Students will learn to use Microsoft Word to create references and tables of content. The topic of plagiarism and copyright will also be discussed, including how to use the Blackboard Safe Assign tool to check for plagiarism. Key terms like APA style, references, citations, and plagiarism are defined. Students will practice finding sources on a topic and creating references and citations to include in a Word document to submit on Blackboard. An exit quiz on Blackboard will conclude the workshop.

1. COIC 101-O Introduction to Computers
Prof. María Isabel Neuman
References tools

2. Content Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the style rules for the presentation of scientific and academic
papers
2. Apply the APA style to the references and citations of an academic work
• Use the MS Word program to create references
• Use the MS Word tool to create Tables of Contents
3. Discuss the issue of plagiarism and copyright
• Use the Blackboard Safe Assign tool to comply with proper citations and references
from information sources.

3. Language Objectives
1. Read and interpret technical texts related to the contents of this
Workshop.
2. Write short essays in English to answer specific questions related to
the contents of this Workshop.
3. Participate in oral class discussions held in English.
4. Enhance your vocabulary with not less than ten technical terms
related to the subject of this workshop.

4. 10 new words
1. APA Style
2. Reference
3. Citation
4. Plagiarism
5. Copyright
6. Scientific Journal
7. Author
8. Self Assign
9. Information
sources
10. Table of Content

5. • Why references and citation are important in the scientific
world
• Plagiarism
• Presentation styles as a way of consensus
• The APA Style
• Fonts, paragraphs, indents and line space
• References and citation
• Abstract
• Building references in MS Word

6. Class practice
• Choose a topic and research about it in the web.
• Find a book, an article in a journal and a website about your topic.
• Create references from them using the Reference Tool in MS Word
• Insert the references and citations in a Word document and upload it to
Blackboard

7. Checking for plagiarism with Safe Assign
How much verbatim text? 30% for this class

8. Ok, so we are done for today
In this class we
1. Described the style rules for the presentation of scientific and
academic papers
2. Applied the APA style to the references and citations of an academic
work
• Used the MS Word program to create references
• Used the MS Word tool to create Tables of Contents
3. Discussed the issue of plagiarism and copyright
• Used the Blackboard Safe Assign tool to comply with proper citations and
references from information sources.

9. Exit Slip
Enter Blackboard and go to the bottom of today’s workshop.
Complete this Quiz about the workshop’s content

10. Thanks!
You are great
Meet you in
Blackboard