Glossary

Academic integrity is the expectation that all students will be honest and responsible and will not plagiarize or cheat and that
they will be motivated by more than just getting good grades.

An outright effort to shape the information presented into a persuasive advertisement in favor of the author's views.

Being in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in a way that is unfair to the opposing viewpoint.

A citation is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.

The collection of evidence that supports what one already believes, while ignoring or rejecting evidence that supports a different conclusion.

A form of protection for intellectual property that is automatically applied to any creative work that is placed in a fixed, tangible format. Copyright in the United States lasts for the life of the creator plus an additional 70 years after their death.

the quality of being trusted and believed in.

"False information that is deliberately created or disseminated with the express purpose to cause harm. Producers of disinformation typically have political, financial, psychological, or social motivations." Definition from "Information Disorder: The Essential Glossary" by Claire Wardle.

"False information that is deliberately created or disseminated with the express purpose to cause harm. Producers of disinformation typically have political, financial, psychological, or social motivations." Definition from "Information Disorder: The Essential Glossary" by Claire Wardle.

Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of information to prevent inaccurate content from being spread or published.

An exception to copyright in which you can use a copyright-protected work without getting permission from the creator.

An integrated set of skills, practices, and dispositions that prepare students to discover, interpret, and create information ethically while gaining a critical understanding of how information systems interact to produce knowledge. Information literacy aims to help students navigate the information landscape not just for college courses but beyond—in the workplace, in their personal lives, as lifelong learners, and as news consumers, creators, and voters. Definition from “Information Literacy in the Age of Algorithms” by Head, Fister, and MacMillan.

Describes an expression of the human mind that can be owned and protected once it is place in a fixed, tangible format. Intellectual property can be protected by trademark, copyright, patent, etc.

"Genuine information that is shared to cause harm. This includes private or revealing information that is spread to harm a person or reputation." Definition from "Information Disorder: The Essential Glossary" by Claire Wardle.

"Information that is false, but not intended to cause harm. For example, individuals who don’t know a piece of information is false may spread it on social media in an attempt to be helpful." Definition from "Information Disorder: The Essential Glossary" by Claire Wardle.

According to Webster's Online Dictionary, plagiarism is defined as “stealing and passing off (the ideas or works of another) as one's own.

First-hand observations or experiences of an event. The original sources of information before they have been analyzed or summarized. Examples include: speeches, autobiographies, and empirical research.

The term scholarly conversation describes the existing body of knowledge about a topic.

These are sources of information created after an event has occurred and offer a review or analysis of the event. They provide an interpretation of a primary source or data. Examples include: biographies, nonfiction books, and literary criticism.

These are compilations of information coming from primary and secondary sources. Examples include: encyclopedias, indexes, and most textbooks.