FALL 2016 H1F

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE CODE:
COURSE TITLE:

JAV120H1 F
Visual Concepts

CLASSROOM LOCATION: OI G162 (252 Bloor St. W.)

CLASS HOURS: Monday 10am-12pm
PROFESSOR NAME: Lisa Steele
PROFESSOR EMAIL: lisa.steele@daniels.utoronto.ca
Please always use your @mail.utoronto.ca address when contacting the instructor.
Failure to do so can lead to your email being filed automatically in the instructors
junk mail folder.
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays 4-5pm, or by appointment
South Borden, 487 Spadina Crescent, room 209
Please email to confirm a time. Please email Professor Steele if you need to book an
appointment at a different time and she will try to accommodate your schedule.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Visual Concepts introduces students to a wide range of topics situated in Modernism and Post-modernism
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that inform current art practice and critical discourse. Lectures are focused on the chronologies of the 20 st

21 centuries as shown in art and architectural movements. Societal, political and cultural influences are
traced from early Modernism through the historical avant-garde movements of Europe to the mid- to late-20

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century movements that fostered abstraction and conceptualism through to performance art, installation and
media art. Post-modernism is examined through multiple fields of analysis revealing the underlying
conditions that came together to produce the resurgence of painting, a more pronounced influence of mass
media within art making and the increasingly globalized arena of contemporary international artists and
markets.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will be provided with access to source texts and a bank of images that will allow them to follow the
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path of major art movements and architectural developments through the 20 and early 21 centuries,
developing knowledge of key artists, architects and designers associated with them.

TUTORIALS:
T0108 Monday 12-1pm OI 4414 TA Ava Nourbaran
T0105 Monday 1-2pm ES B149 TA Noah Scheinmann
T0101 Monday 2-3pmpm GB 244 TA Rouzbeh Akhbari
T0102 Tuesday 1-2pm GB 220 TA Sam Cotter
T0107 Wednesday 12-1pm GB 220 TA La Grantham- Charbonneau
T0103 Thursday 1-2pm ES B142 TA Andrea Creamer
T0104 Friday 1-2pm MS 4171 TA Lauren Marshall
T0106 Friday 2-3pm GB 248 TA Christopher Lauzon
Tutorials begin the first week of classes. Sign up for one section. Attendance is mandatory.

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READINGS:
Textbooks
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1. History of Modern Art, 7 edition, H.H. Arnason and Elizabeth C. Mansfield
2. Believing Is Seeing, 1995, M. Staniszewski
*The textbooks contain material that goes beyond the scope of this particular course. Students are
encouraged to read the full chapters,
NOTE: 1. the instructor will indicate specific page numbers for content to concentrate on for study,
and
2. any images that appear in the STUDY carousels on FADIS may be used for image identification on tests.
Both texts are available at the UofT Bookstore (214 College Street)
An electronic version of History of Modern Art also available. Please purchase the access code for the eversion at the U of T Bookstore (NOT THROUGH AMAZON). This will ensure that you have back-up and
support in the event that there is an error when you download the content.
Copies of the texts are also available for reference at the Daniels Faculty Library.
Websites of the Week (listed in the week-by-week schedule of this syllabus)
These have been chosen by your instructor as visual and audio supplements to enrich course readings and
lectures. Materials from websites will not appear on tests or exams.
* If information from any website differs with that of the course lectures (including material posted on FADIS),
the lectures will be considered correct for the purpose of tests and exams.
FADIS website
http://fadis.library.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/FADIS
You will need a valid UTOR ID to log in. Use LEFT side Login. Enter your UTOR ID and password. You will
then need to create a FADIS account. When you have done this, click ok and you will be taken to the
FADIS course page. Enter JAV120 and your (created) password and you will then have access to the
images from each lecture (for study purposes), as well as additional hand-outs to help you with the course.
In the JAV120 section of FADIS you will find:
All of the information in this course package
Images from lectures
Additional images that can be included on tests and exams**
Handouts for additional information
** All images included in the carousels for JAV120 should be studied whether or not they were shown during
the lecture, as they may be included on test and exams.

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JAV120 WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 12
Lecture #1: Orientation and introductory lecture - Origins of Modern Art
Tutorial #1: Academic Skills for Success
Websites of the Week:
Episode 1 of John Bergers Ways of Seeing, a landmark BBC television program about visual culture.
(4 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnfB-pUm3eI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peONDtyn8bM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vHrRvsXBkM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XShzabEv8bM&feature=related
SEPTEMBER 19
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
**Dont worry, theres lots of pictures in these texts! Enjoy!
1. Believing is Seeing, chapters 1 8
2. History of Modern Art: Chapter 7 Cubism pg. 136-168
Chapter 8 Early Modern Architecture pg. 169-185
Chapter 12 DeStijl pg. 262-274
Chapter 13 Bauhaus pg. 275-296
Chapter 15 (excerpts) pg. 341-344; pg. 347-349; pg. 361-364
Lecture #2: Modernism from the '20s to the '50s, and the Role of Photography in the Modern Era
Tutorial #2: Checklist for writing a review
Websites of the Week:
Muybridge animations: http://animationhistory.blogspot.com/2006/05/eadweard-muybridge.html
Frank Lloyd Wright (plans listed on the left side of page): http://www.pbs.org/flw/buildings/
Virtual tour of the German Pavilion of the Barcelona exhibition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPDcNUBQwBw
SEPTEMBER 26
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DUE: 1 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (beginning of class)

Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. Believing is Seeing, pg. 206-254
2. History of Modern Art: Chapter 9 European Art After Cubism pg. 186-212
Lecture #3: Historical Avant-gardes
Tutorial #3: Timelines; Practice compare & contrast for Image Recognition Test #1
Websites of the Week:
Futurist Sound Poetry: http://www.ubu.com/

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Futurist Manifestos: http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/
Futurist Books: http://www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/
OCTOBER 3
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 10 Western Europe During WW1 pg. 213-241
Chapter 14 Surrealism pg. 297-337
Lecture #4: Dada and Surrealism
Tutorial #4: Dada and Surrealism, and film Un chien andalou;
Practice questions for Image Recognition Test #1
Written Assignment #1 will be returned at end of tutorial.
Websites of the Week:
Animated timeline of Duchamp's practice: http://www.understandingduchamp.com
Dada publication by Tristan Tzara: http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/dada/index.htm
Dada manifesto by Tristan Tzara (1918) and Hugo Ball (1916):
http://www.freemedialibrary.com/index.php/Dada_Manifesto_%281918,_Tristan_ Tzara%29
Breton's manifesto (1924):
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/SurManifesto/ManifestoOfSurrealism.htm
Berlin Dada: http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/dada/artwork/photomontage.shtm#null

OCTOBER 10
THANKSGIVING: NO CLASS. THERE WILL BE NO TUTORIALS THIS WEEK.

OCTOBER 17
IMAGE RECOGNITION TEST #1
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 16 Abstract Expressionism pg. 377-410
2. FADIS 'hand-outs': Les Automatistes; Refus Global
Lecture #5: AbEx and Les Automatistes
Tutorial #5: Film: Paul-Emile Borduas (1905-1960); Timeline for Surrealism Les Automatistes and Ab/Ex
Review Exhibition Review Assignment
Website of the Week: Abstract Expressionist artists: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/abstractexpr.html
Les Automatistes: http://www.scoop.it/t/les-automatistes
http://chin- rcip.canadiana.ca/aclod/view;jsessionid=1jyp2rd6oznsov38jkmwlrfgo?uri=
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OCTOBER 24
DUE: EXHIBITION REVIEW (beginning of class)
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. Believing is Seeing, pg. 59-80
2. History of Modern Art: Chapter 19 Taking Chances with Popular Culture pg. 456-489
Lecture #6: Pop Art
Tutorial #6: Film: Painters Painting (an excerpt); Timeline of relationship of Pop Art to Ab/Ex
Websites of the week:
Warhol Museum Site: comparison with Jackson Pollock
http://www.warhol.org/edu_additional.aspx?id=7081
Pop Art overview: http://www.theartstory.org/movement-pop-art.htm
OCTOBER 31
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. HIstory of Modern Art: Chapter 20 1960s Abstraction pg. 490-526
Chapter 23 Post-Minimalism, Earth Art, and New Imagists pg. 587-628 (focus on pg. 587605)
Lecture #7: Minimalism and Earth Art
Tutorial #7: Practice with short essay questions for tests and exams
Image Recognition Test #1 returned.
Website of the week: Robert Smithson Archive, including films: www.robertsmithson.com

NOVEMBER 7
STUDY BREAK: NO CLASS. THERE WILL BE NO TUTORIALS THIS WEEK.

NOVEMBER 14
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 22 Conceptual and Activist Art pg. 558-575
Lecture #8: Nouveau Realisme, Conceptual Art, Fluxus and Performance Art
Tutorial #8: More practice test questions for tests and exams.
Exhibition reviews are returned at the end of tutorial.
Website of the week: Sol LeWitt: http://www.massmoca.org/lewitt/
NOVEMBER 21
IMAGE RECOGNITION TEST #2
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 25 Painting Through History pg. 666-694
Lecture #9: Postmodern Condition: Painting
Tutorial #9: Comparison of Modernism and Postmodernism;

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Sample questions for final exam
Website of the week: Postmodern Painting: http://www.arthistoryunstuffed.com/postmodern-painting/

NOVEMBER 28
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 24 Postmodernism FOCUS ON SECTIONS HEADED:
Postmodern Practices: Breaking Art History pg. 658-665; AND Lawler and Wilson pg. 566
2. FADIS JAV120 'hand-outs': Modernism, Postmodernism
Lecture #10: The Pictures Generation / Photography in Contemporary Art
Tutorial #10: Sample questions for final exam
Website of the week: The Pictures Generation exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/pictures-generation
DECEMBER 5
Prepare for lecture by reading in advance:
1. History of Modern Art: Chapter 27 Contemporary Art and Globalization pg. 729-741; AND
Chapter 24 Postmodernism FOCUS ON pg. 629-657
Lecture #11: Diversity in Postmodernism Contemporary First Nations Artists
Tutorial #11: Film: Lawrence Yuxweluptun
Image Recognition Test #2 will be returned.
The final exam will be discussed, and questions about the exam answered.
Websites of the week:
Kara Walker interview: http://www.moma.org/onlineprojects/conversations/kw_f.html
Guerilla Girls official site: http://www.guerrillagirls.com
DECEMBER 7 * NOTE: THIS IS A WEDNESDAY
Lecture #12: Contemporary Art in an international context and an overview of Postmodern architecture
DECEMBER EXAM PERIOD * EXAM DATE TBA *

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SCHEDULE:
Conflicts with religious observances should be brought to the attention of the course instructor and the
Office of the Registrar and Student Services no later than the second week of classes. For more
information, please see the Policy on Scheduling of Classes and Examinations and Other
Accommodations for Religious Observances
A list of all sessional dates can be found at: https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/students/undergraduatestudents/academics-and-registration. For any and all discrepancies, please consider the website to be
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Week
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Dates (Mon-Sun)
Sept. 12 - 16

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6
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Sept 26-30
Oct 3-9
Oct 10-16
Oct 17-23
Oct 24-30
Oct 31-Nov 6
Nov. 7 - 11

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Nov 14-20
Nov 21-27
Nov 28-Dec 4
Dec. 5 - 9

Dec 9 20

Details and Sessional Information

Monday, September 12, 2016 - F and Y courses begin. Wednesday,
September 21, 2015 - Last day Waitlists operational for F and Y
Courses
Sunday, September 25, 2016 Last day to enrol/add F/Y section
courses

Monday, October 10, 2016 Thanksgiving holiday; University closed

Monday, November 7, 2016 Last day to drop F section classes

Monday, November 7 8, 2016 November break, No Classes

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Last day of F classes; last day of Y

classes for Fall term. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Monday Make
up class for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, December 8, 2016 Study Break, no classes
Final Exams

All student work must be removed from all Daniels Faculty studio spaces by the last date
of each academic term (Fall/Winter/Summer). The last day of the Fall 2016F academic term
is December 20, 2016. Any work remaining in studio past this date will be disposed of.

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GENERAL EVALUATION:
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the University Assessment and Grading Practices
Policy. Please refer to the policy located on the governing council website.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Governing_Council/policies.htm#G

JAV120 EVALUATION:

September 26, 2016

Written Assignment
50-word description of a work of art (see pg 9 for details)

15%

October 17, 2016

Test #1 (Image Recognition)

lectures 2, 3, 4 only
10:10 am 11:00 am
(see pg 6 for details)

15%

October 24, 2016

Make-up Test #1
1:10 pm 2:00 pm
location T.B.A.

October 24, 2016

Exhibition Review
500-700 word review of an exhibition (see pg 12 for details)

20%

November 21, 2016

Test #2
lectures 5, 6, 7, 8 only
10:10 am 11:00 am
(see pg 6 for details)

15%

November 28, 2016

Make-up Test #2
1:10 pm 2:00 pm
location T.B.A.

December, date TBA

Exam
35%
lectures #2 #12
DO NOT book travel tickets until after exam dates have been announced.
Travel plans do not constitute a valid reason to request an exam deferral.

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JAV 120 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS (all written assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class)
1. Written Assignment: DUE SEPTEMBER 26
Write a 50 word statement, describing an art work. This is an exercise in looking and in concise,
coherent writing. The ability to provide valuable information to your reader in few words will prove
useful when it comes to writing your exhibition review. When describing an artwork, do not assume
your reader has had an opportunity to see it. Discuss the artworks colour, its form, its size, and the
techniques and materials that the artist used. Avoid flowery language.
Choose one of the following artworks:
a) Mask #1 (1989), Evan Penny (on lawn outside of west entrance to Hart House on Tower Road)
sculpture
b) Spa (2003), Lynne Cohen (in Hart House lower level, hallway, near entrance to Fitness
Centre), photograph
c) Mountain Summer Home Flight (1977) Jack Shadbolt; (in Hart House 2nd floor hallway, east
side) painting

2. Exhibition Review: DUE OCTOBER 24

Please view all of the following exhibitions and select one to write about:
Duane Linklater

Duane Linklater:
From Our Hands

Various media Mercer Union

Sept 9 Nov 5

mercerunion.org

Rona Ngahuia
Osborne & Dan
Mace

Wairua

Video
installation

A Space

Sept 27 - aspacegallery.org
Oct 29

Sharon Lockhart

Rudzienko

Film
Installation

Gallery TPW

Sept 8 Oct 29

mercerunion.org

Joseph Tisiga

IBC: Death Prophecy Watercolour

Denied

Diaz
Contemporary

Sept 8
Oct 8

diazcontemporary.ca

Andrea Pinheiro

Circumstantial
Evidence

Photography/
Painting

Cooper Cole

Sept 9
Oct 15

coopercolegallery.com

John Massey

Black on White

Installation

Diaz
Oct 13 diazcontemporary.ca
Contemporary
Nov 12
Write a 500-700 word exhibition review. Include a word count at the end of your review. Use MLA style
for your essay and citations.
You may want to include (but are not limited to) the following in your review of the work in the
exhibition:
a brief biography of the artist (only include relevant information; no more than one sentence)
descriptions of works (material; process; composition elements of color, line, shape, form,
movement, etc.)
works' historical, political, or social context
Consider the following questions, to make your review more personal:
How does the work relate to what is happening today?
How do you interpret the work?
Do you agree with other interpretations of the work? Is there a range of viewpoints?
Did your initial impressions change as you spent time with the work and learned more about
it?
Remember: It is important to justify your opinions with a respectful, thoughtful, and intelligent critique.
Avoid sarcasm.

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Research: Read the exhibition catalogue, and look up artists online and at UofT libraries. Give proper
credit when citing or using the ideas of others.
It is recommended you take a look at some sample exhibition reviews, posted on FADIS.

MARKING SCHEME FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION TESTS AND IMAGE RECOGNITION SECTIONS
OF FINAL EXAM:
Part 1: Identification of Images

20 marks

10 slides x 1 minutes each = 10 minutes

For each image, identify:
artist (1 mark)
movement (1 mark)
(Note: Be specific when referring to movement. Consider FADIS to be correct for tests.)
Part 2: Short Essay based on images from lecture
2 slides x 10 minutes each = 20 minutes

40 marks
2 marks x 2 image identifications = 4 marks
18 marks x 2 paragraphs = 36 marks

Part 3: Short Essay Image Comparison of slides from lectures

2 slide pairs x 10 minutes = 20 minutes

40 marks

2 marks x 4 image identifications = 8 marks

16 marks x 2 paragraphs = 32 marks

For each slide, identify: (same as above)

artist (1 mark)
movement (1 mark)
AND
Write a paragraph discussing the historical context of the time period when these images
were created and give information about the artists and the movements.
Do not write artistic critiques of the works (e.g. The blue and grey colours recede.
Avoid subjective statements and fillers (e.g. Picasso was the greatest artist of the 20th century.)

TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN JAV120 TESTS:

>Discuss the context surrounding the work that influenced the artist or architect. The context is the
things that were happening at the time, including:
>>historical events (examples: wars, assassinations, revolutions, etc.)
>>social conditions (examples: unequal distribution of wealth and resources, oppression of women
and minorities, etc.)
>>social changes (examples: population moves from rural area to city due to industrialization,
women and minorities gain rights and power, etc.)
>Be specific; avoid general terms and phrases.
>Identify significant and innovative techniques (example: collage) and provide a definition and a
description of how it is done, if appropriate.

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The undergraduate grading scale is listed as a percentage not a letter grade. Please see below the
undergraduate grading scale for your reference:
Undergraduate

Refined Letter Grade Scale

Grade Point Value

Numerical
Scale of Marks

A+

4.0

90 - 100%

4.0

85 - 89%

A-

3.7

80 - 84%

B+

3.3

77 - 79%

3.0

73 - 76%

B-

2.7

70 - 72%

C+

2.3

67 - 69%

2.0

63 - 66%

C-

1.7

60 - 62%

D+

1.3

57 - 59%

1.0

53 - 56%

D-

0.7

50 - 52%

F*

0.0

0 - 49%

*F = Fail

LATE WORK:
All assignments are due in class at the specified time and date. In the case of illness or other special
circumstance, notification should be given to the instructor and the Registrar as soon as possible and before
the deadline in question.
To qualify for a make-up test, students must submit the official University of Toronto Verification of Student
Illness or Injury form to the instructor on the day of the make-up test.
If you are absent on the due date of a written assignment, you may either:
a. deliver it to the Daniels Faculty front desk (230 College Street) and have it stamped with the date and time,
OR
b. submit it to your T.A. via e-mail (BUT, it must be there at 10 AM on the due date or it will be considered
late and marked accordingly; AND you must submit a hard copy to your TA as soon as possible)

late submissions: 5% reduction per business day (excluding weekends)

For example: An assignment returned as an 8/10=80%. 2 days late with a penalty of 5%

would give the student a final grade of 70%.

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**DO NOT book travel tickets until after exam dates have been announced. Travel plans do not constitute a
valid reason to request an exam deferral.**

FINAL DUE DATE:

Due dates are set by the Course Instructor in the schedule and evaluation sections of this outline. All
term work must be submitted on or before the last day of classes in the course concerned, unless an
earlier date is stipulated by the Instructor. Students who for reasons beyond their control are unable to
submit an assignment by its deadline must obtain approval from their Instructor for an extension within
the term. The last date of the term is December 20, 2016. Any work submitted after the stipulated
deadline and before the end of term without an approved extension will not be accepted. Students will
be required to petition for an extension if they will be unable to submit their work by December 20,
2016.
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Students are advised to consult the Universitys preparedness site
(http://www.preparedness.utoronto.ca) for information and regular updates regarding procedures
regarding emergency planning.

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faculty to support students with documented disabilities in equal opportunities to achieve academic
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academic achievement. As a result, the University treats cases of cheating and plagiarism very
seriously. The University of Torontos Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters
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academic dishonesty and the processes for addressing academic offences. Potential offences include,
but are not limited to:

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In papers and assignments:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Using someone elses ideas or words without appropriate acknowledgement.

Submitting your own work in more than one course without the permission of the instructor.
Making up sources or facts.
Obtaining or providing unauthorized assistance on any assignment.

On tests and exams:

1.
2.
3.

Using or possessing unauthorized aids.

Looking at someone elses answers during an exam or test.
Misrepresenting your identity.

In academic work:
1.
2.

Falsifying institutional documents or grades.

Falsifying or altering any documentation required by the University, including (but not limited to)
doctors notes.

All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures outlined in the Code of
Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate
academic behaviour or appropriate research and citation methods, you are expected to seek out additional
information on academic integrity from your instructor or from other institutional resources (see
www.utoronto.ca/academicintegrity/resourcesforstudents.html).
For accepted methods of standard documentation formats, including electronic citation of internet sources
please see the U of T writing website at: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/documentation.
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Please consult the University of Toronto writing site (http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/) for advice and answers
to your questions about writing. Please pay special attention to:
Advice on Writing: Academic Writing
Reading and Using Sources: How Not to Plagiarize
The University of Torontos Code of Behavior on Academic Matters states that:
It shall be an offence for a student knowingly:

(d) to represent as ones own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic
examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e, to commit plagiarism.
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