Plagiarism
PLAGIARISM
Two Avoiding types
Intentional Plagiarism
Downloading a free
research paper.
Buying a paper from a
commercial paper mill.
Faking a citation.
Submitting a paper written
by someone else.
Copying an entire article
or a paper from any
source.
Unintentional Plagiarism
Cutting and pasting to
create a paper from several
sources without citing
them.
Copying or paraphrasing
sentences or paragraphs
from sources without
proper in text citation.
Excuses
Itsokayif
Idontgetcaught!
Thisassignment
wasBORING!
Myteachers
expect
toomuch!
Everyonedoesit!
Iwastoobusyto
writethatpaper!
(Job,biggame,toomuchhomework!)
Myparents
expectAs!
Rationale for academic integrity
(as if it were necessary!)
When you copy you cheat yourself. You
limit your own learning.
The consequences are not worth the risks!
It is only right to give credit to authors
whose ideas you use
Citing gives authority to the information
you present
Citing makes it possible for your readers to
locate your source
Education is not an us vs. them game!
Its about learning to learn!
Cheating is unethical behavior
Is your academic
reputation valuable
to you?
PENALTY FOR PLAGIARISM
failure for the paper
failure for the entire
course
expulsion from school.
sentence to jail
Plagiarism Vs. Documentation
Original text:
McCullough, David. John Adams. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2001. p. 57
His marriage to Abigail Smith was the most important
decision of John Adams's life, as would become apparent
with time. She was in all respects his equal and the part
she was to play would be greater than he could possibly
have imagined, for all his love for her and what
appreciation he already had of her beneficial, steadying
influence.
Writing Sample #1
John Adams marriage to Abigail was
the most important choice in his life.
He was to come to understand this
better with time. In so many ways,
she was his equal, and he could not
have imagined the importance of the
role she was going to play, despite his
love for her and his appreciation of
her good, solid influence.
Writing Adams
When JohnSample
w#2ready to marry, he
as
sought a woman who
was his equal. He
found Abigail Smith
and loved her for her
steadying influence.
Writing best Sample
#3
The decisions of a great leader
may extend beyond the political. In
fact, the course of American history
may have been changed by an
entirely personal decision. In his
biography of Adams, David
McCullough notes that Adams
choice of Abigail Smith as a wife
was the most critical decision of his
life: She was in all respects his
equal and the part she was to play
would be greater than he could
possibly have imagined
(McCullough, 2001).
Use these three strategies
Quoting
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
To blend source materials in with your own, making
sure your own voice is heard.
Quoting
Quotations are the exact words of an
author, copied directly from a source, word
for word. Quotations must be cited!
Use quotations when:
You want to add the power of an authors
words to support your argument
You want to disagree with an authors
argument
You want to highlight particularly eloquent or
powerful phrases or passages
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means rephrasing the words of
an author, putting his/her thoughts in your own
words.
Paraphrase when:
You plan to use information on your note cards
and wish to avoid plagiarizing
You want to avoid overusing quotations
You want to use your own voice to present
information
Summarizing
Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) of
one or several writers into your own words,
including only the main point(s).
Summarize when:
You want to establish background or offer an overview
of a topic
You want to describe knowledge (from several sources)
about a topic
You want to determine the main ideas of a single source
Avoiding Plagiarism
Whats a
Citation?
Why should I cite sources?
When to use citations
Do I have
to cite
everything?
Nope!
Facts that are widely known, or
Information or judgments considered common
knowledge
Do NOT have to be documented.
Hoorayfor
common
knowledge!
Common Knowledge Vs. Unique Ideas
APA Style In-Text Citations
Types of Citations
Cite's Referred
1. http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/plagdoc.
html.
2. www.missouristate.edu/writingcenter
3. http://writingcenter. missouristate.edu
4. UTSA TRC Graduate Student Learning
Assistance website
http://www.utsa.edu/trcss/gsla/index.cf
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5. UTSA Library