Citing Resources

You are permitted and encouraged to seek out additional resources or sources of information for this class. However, you should cite each resource you use.

Citing Reference Resources

If you use reference resources to help you complete assignments (i.e. example, documentation, tutorial, generative AI, etc.). Cite the source's name or URL of the resource in a comment near where you used it in your code.

Note: There is no need to cite instructor provided code or examples in your submissions.

Citing Content Resources

Cite all website content according to this flow-chart:

Every resource (text, images, videos, etc.) should be cited according to this policy; each resource should be cited individually.

Citing External Resources: Cite any resources you use or reference that you did not create yourself specifically for this class (external resource). The citation should be public (i.e. visible in the browser) and near the resource. There is no required citation format. You need only provide the source's name or URL.

Example:

<!-- Source: https://www.example.com/image.png -->
<img src="image.png" alt="Example Image">
Source: <cite><a href="https://www.example.com/image.png">Example-o-Rama</a></cite>

Citing Internal Resources: For resources that you created specifically for this class, you don't need to cite them publicly (i.e. visible in the browser), but you do need to let us know you created it in a comment near the resource in the code (so we know you didn't forget to cite them.)

Example:

<!-- Source: (original work) Kyle Harms -->
<img src="image.png" alt="Example Image">

Cite the original source who created the resource; do not cite where you found the resource.

If you don't provide credit/attribution in your submission, you're basically claiming someone else's work as your own. That's not okay. Each missing citation will receive a significant point deduction.