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This is Module 3 in the Search, Evaluate, Integrate, Reference and Act Ethically (SEIRA) Owl modules.   These modules are about scholarship in using sources.   That is, how and where to find the best sources; how to integrate them convincingly and correctly in your writing and how to approach academic activities with ethics and integrity.

Now that you are developing your understanding about what is an appropriate source to use in engineering writing, the next step is to learn how to integrate the knowledge, arguments and ideas into your own writing.

Some of the common questions asked by students are:

• What are some good ways to include another person's ideas? 
• How do I paraphrase an idea?
• How do I use my own ideas/voice?

It is important to understand these skills take practice and will develop over time.

Closely linked to integration of sources into your writing, is attribution or referencing, which is introduced in the next module.

Three steps to integrating sources successfully

Nathan and Kim have found some excellent sources through the UniSA Library catalogue.    They are confident the sources - and ideas within the sources - are appropriate for use in their assignment.    In this film (2:58 minutes) Nathan and Kim visit Learning Adviser Zorka to find out the next steps. This video will introduce you to paraphrasing, quoting and the online tool, Studiosity.

      Watch the film   

     Skim the resources

Please note the above video refers to the UniSA Harvard referencing style.  UniSA now recommends you use the APA 7 referencing style when citing references in your writing.  Like UniSA Harvard, there are also two parts to  APA 7  i.e. in-text reference and reference list. 

How to paraphrase

Paraphrasing - Author prominence (Integral) and information prominence (non-integral)

How to include quotes using APA 7 Referencing style

Linking words and phrases

   Take the Quiz

Complete the quiz questions to test your understanding about how to integrate sources in your Engineering assignment.   This quiz has been designed to test your understanding about the difference between paraphrasing and quoting and some different ways to introduce authors and information. There are a total of five questions and you will receive immediate feedback on your answers.  You can try this quiz as many times as you like.   The quiz has a combination of true/false; multiple choice and drag and drop questions.  Good luck!