PRO FUSION

A.) explains why you used a particular search tool	Pro Fusion is a great search tool. It allows you to select what search engines you want your search to cover e.g. AOL, AltaVista, Looksmart etc. In turn this allows you to control the quality of your search results and the types of results e.g. PDF documents, forums
B.) illustrates the syntax / key words entered	plagiarism
C.) states the number of hits obtained	20
D.) comments on the quality of the results obtained	The results were great, covering all areas of my topic preventing and educating students on plagiarism. Also a lot of the information is for teachers on how to avoid plagiarism by writing assignment questions differently, asking students to hand in their research materials.

B.) illustrates the syntax / key words entered	plagiarism AND education
C.) states the number of hits obtained	33
D.) comments on the quality of the results obtained	I was a bit surprised at the high number of results as compared to the above search. The results were different to the 1st search, which is exactly what I wanted (ie. to end up with a variety of information sources on my topic). This information included definitions of plagiarism, examples of plagiarism, copyright issues, ramifications of plagiarism in some US colleges.

B.) illustrates the syntax / key words entered	"how to avoid plagiarism"
C.) states the number of hits obtained	27
D.) comments on the quality of the results obtained	For my third search I wanted to locate information on one of my research sub topics e.g. how to avoid plagiarism? Once again I was surprised at the number of hits that were returned on the refined search. Most of the results were from educational institutions, providing students with information on how to avoid plagiarism when preparing their assignments.