PLAGIARISM

What is it?How to Avoid it!

PLAGIARISM

The word Plagiarism is a Latin word

• Plagiarius  means "kidnapper”,

• A plagiarist means a literary thief

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Plagiarism – What is it?

• Plagiarism is the act of taking another person's writing, conversation, song, or even idea and passing it off as your own.

• This includes information from web pages, books, songs, television shows, email messages, interviews, articles, artworks or any other medium.

Plagiarism – What is it?

• It is not enough to just list the source in a bibliography list at the end of your paper.

• Failing to properly quote, cite or acknowledge someone else's words or ideas with an internal citation is plagiarism.

Plagiarism – What is it?

Whenever you:• Paraphrase, • Summarize, or • Take words, phrases, or sentences from

another person's work, You must state the source of information within your paper using an internal citation.

Types of Plagiarism• DIRECT: Word for Word Copying, no citation

• Accidental/Unintentional: Incorrect citing of sources or use of quotation marks.

• Collusion: Someone Else’s work submitted as own

• Self-Plagiarism: Reusing work already submitted for another class/subject/school

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Plagiarism – What is it?According to the Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary, to “plagiarize” means• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as

one's own • to use (another's production) without crediting the source• to commit literary theft • to present as new and original an idea or product derived

from an existing source. • In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves

both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward.

Taken from: (http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism)

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Plagiarism – What is it?

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM:1. Turning in someone else's work as your own2. Copying words or ideas from someone else

without giving credit3. Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks4. Giving incorrect information about the

source of a quotationTaken from: (http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism)

Plagiarism – What is it?

5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit

6. Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

Taken from: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism )

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Plagiarism – What is it?• Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided,

however, by citing sources.

• Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source is usually enough to prevent plagiarism.

(taken from Plariarism.org – what is plagiarism)

Plagiarism – What is it?

• Changing the words of an original source is not sufficient to prevent plagiarism.

• If you have retained the essential idea of an original source, and have not cited it, then no matter how drastically you may have altered its context or presentation, you have still plagiarized. 

(taken from Plariarism.org – what is plagiarism)

Why do Students Plagiarise

• Insufficient knowledge of how to Cite and Quote

• Record of research sources not maintained

• Poor time management

• Other priorities

Plagiarism Penalties

• What could happen if caught plagiarizing?

• You are GUILTY of Academic Dishonesty!• You will Fail the assignment / Homework task• Lose marks • Removed from the course• Expelled from the school/college

How to avoid Plagiarism

• Don’t rush research tasks/Homework

• Do NOT copy and paste

• Keep notes of all research sites and format used

• Effectively use Quotations, Paraphrases and Summaries

Quotations...

• A Quote must be a direct quote using exactly the same words and punctuation as the original text, no changes at all.

• Quotation Marks must be used.

• The original author must be attributed and the source detailed.

Paraphrases...

• A paraphrase is a passage of information put into your own words which is usually shorter than the original passage. (Condensed information)

• The original source must be attributed, the author and where it was sourced from.

Summaries...

• Putting main ideas into own words. • Summaries are your very broad overview of a

piece of information put into your own words • These are therefore significantly shorter than

the original source.• Original information must be referenced

(author and source) even if only the main ideas are used.

Plagiarism Video

• http://vimeo.com/91541104

Plagiarism – What is it?

• Try this quiz from the University of Cardiff

https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/quiz/http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/acceptuse1.phphttp://www.emich.edu/library/help/plagiarism/