Intellectual Property and referencing

Question 1

What are the types of protection of intellectual property? Name 5

Answer 1

• Copyright
• Potents
• Trademarks
• Registered designs
• Plant breeders rights

Question 2

Why should you reference? Name 5

Answer 2

• To avoid plagarism
• To credit the author
• To show the original source
• To demonstrate your knowledge
• To lend credibility to your work

Question 3

Define intellectual property.

Answer 3

Property of your mind or proprietary knowledge. Productive new ideas you create. Can be invention, trade mark, design brand or application of ideas.

Question 4

Define APA and list two examples.

Answer 4

Stands for the American Psychological Association. Its a type of referencing that uses the author-date system. There are two types, in-text citations and reference list entries

Question 5

Explain in-text citation

Answer 5

It has to be included each time you use the words or ideas of another author. Direct quotes must include page number.
For example:
- After a direct quote - (author name, year of publication, page number)
- Not a direct quote - (author name, year of publication)