AZ123 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Hey guys something has been really bothering me lately. My school just sent my commentaries to the IB a while back. I found out that some definitions in one of my commentary weren't cited but were taken from 'Investopedia', however all my ideas and concepts were original. Will I get penalised for the uncited definitions? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm92 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 I also have the same problem as you, though my definitions were taken from the IB textbook. I forgot to cite any of the definitions ;( So worried. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellziess Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, AZ123 said: Hey guys something has been really bothering me lately. My school just sent my commentaries to the IB a while back. I found out that some definitions in one of my commentary weren't cited but were taken from 'Investopedia', however all my ideas and concepts were original. Will I get penalised for the uncited definitions? 1 hour ago, jm92 said: I also have the same problem as you, though my definitions were taken from the IB textbook. I forgot to cite any of the definitions ;( So worried. To be honest, your teachers should have checked the whole paper for plagiarism before sending them off. I do not know what the degree of penalty is for not putting in the citation but be prepared for something like maybe a drop in points or even getting a 0 (which I hope for both of you will not happen) I hope I did not cause too much stress! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ123 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 @jm92 Dude don't worry I just spoke to my econ teacher. She said that it's fine if the definitions aren't cited. However, you can fall in trouble if anything other than the definition isn't cited. *Sigh Of Relief*. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn.S Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) On 2017-5-3 at 6:29 PM, jm92 said: I also have the same problem as you, though my definitions were taken from the IB textbook. I forgot to cite any of the definitions ;( So worried. Unless your definitions were in quotation marks, which I suppose is not the case, you're fine. They were in the IB textbook, which means you learnt them. It's like I learned that "ln(1)=0", but that doesn't mean I'm going to cite a book during my exam. Citing becomes extremely important in cases such as when you use a set of data you found on the internet. Edited May 5, 2017 by Martijn.S Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ123 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 @Martijn.S I put them in brackets. I guess that's fine... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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