PLAGIARISM KSU Community Medicine Unit October 2012

PLAGIARISM

KSU Community Medicine UnitOctober 2012

Objectives

At the end of this lecture, the student should be able to:

• Describe the basic concepts / types of plagiarism

• Understand what is / is not plagiarism

• Discuss some examples of plagiarism

• Describe how to avoid plagiarism

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Headlines

• Intellectual property• Citation• Definitions• Classifications• Examples of plagiarism• Avoiding plagiarism

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Intellectual Property

• Basically, a person’s IDEAS and WORDS are “owned” by that person.

• Thus, written texts and the original ideas within them are considered to be “intellectual property” (Hacker)

• If you use an author’s “property”, you must follow certain conventions.

• If you fail to do so, you STEAL someone else’s property.

• Doing so is not only an ethical offense, but also a LEGAL offense.


What is Citation?

• A "citation" is the way you tell readers that certain material in your work came from another source.

• It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including: – information about the author – the title of the work – the name and location of the company that published your

copy of the source – the date your copy was published – the page numbers of the material you are borrowing

http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_citation.html

You Commit Plagiarism When…

• You fail to cite quotations and borrowed ideas

• You fail to use quotation marks (“ ”) around another author’s words, phrases, or sentences

• You fail to summarize or paraphrase in YOUR OWN WORDS

Definitions

- Simply stated: theft of “words”- Presenting another’s original thoughts or ideas as your own - Using another’s exact words without proper citation

-Presenting an idea as new and original when it comes from an existing source (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)- When you use another author’s intellectual property—

language, visuals, or ideas—in your own writing without giving proper credit, you commit a kind of academic theft called plagiarism (Hacker)


Classifications of Plagiarism

• First: intentional / non-intentional• Second: words / structure / ideas /

authorship / self• Third: global / patchwork / incremental


FIRST CLASSIFICATION


Unintentional Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing poorly: changing a few words without changing the sentence structure of the original, or changing the sentence structure but not the words.

• Quoting poorly: putting quotation marks around part of a quotation but not around all of it, or putting quotation marks around a passage that is partly paraphrased and partly quoted.

• Citing poorly: omitting an occasional citation or citing inaccurately.


Intentional Plagiarism

• Passing off as one’s own pre-written papers from the Internet or other sources.

• Copying an essay or article from the Internet, on-line source, or electronic database without quoting or giving credit.

• Cutting and pasting from more than one source to create a paper without quoting or giving credit.

• Borrowing words or ideas from other students or sources without giving credit.


SECOND CLASSIFICATION


Plagiarism: Type (1) WORDS of

• Definition– The use of another’s exact words without citing the author

– Incorrect• Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone else’s words,

ideas or findings and presenting them as one’s own without proper acknowledgement.

– Correct• Plagiarism is the “reproduction of someone else’s words,

ideas or findings and presenting them as one’s own without proper acknowledgement”


Plagiarism: Type (2) STRUCTURE

Definition

Paraphrasing another’s words by changing sentence construction or word choice with citation

Paraphrasing while maintaining original sentence construction with acknowledging the source


Plagiarism: Type (3) IDEAS

Definition

Presenting another’sideas as your ownwithout giving theperson credit

Submitting a paperwithout citing orincorrectly citinganother’s ideas


Plagiarism: Type (4) AUTHORSHIP

Definition

Turning in areplication ofanother’s work

Submitting a paperthat you got off theinternet or from afriend and presentingit as your own


Plagiarism: Type (5) SELF

Definition

• The use of previous work for a separate assignment

• Although these were your original words and thoughts, receiving credit for a previous assignment is considered cheating


THIRD CLASSIFICATION


Third Classification

Global: stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own

Patchwork: stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one’s own

Incremental: failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people


Challenge…

Plagiarized oror acceptable writing?

Original Passage: Original Source

• The oldest and most familiar version of environmental concern might be called romantic environmentalism. Still a guiding spirit of the Sierra Club and the soul of the Wilderness Society and many regional groups, this environmentalism arises from love of beautiful landscapes: the highest mountains, deepest canyons, and most ancient forests. As a movement, it began in the late nineteenth century when America's wealthy discovered outdoor recreation and, inspired by writers like Sierra Club founder John Muir, developed a reverence for untamed places. For these American romantics, encounters with the wild promised to restore bodies and spirits worn down by civilized life.

• ““Shades of Green” Shades of Green” Author: Jedediah Purdy

Student Plagiarized or Acceptable?

• The type of environmentalism that most people are familiar with is also the oldest: romantic environmentalism. This type of environmentalism leads the spirit and soul of the Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society and other groups. People who follow romantic environmentalism admire striking landscapes like tall mountains, deep canyons, and old forests (Purdy)

Answer

•PLAGIARIZED!PLAGIARIZED!• See next slide for explanation…

• The type of environmentalism that most people are familiar with is also the oldest: romantic environmentalism. This type of environmentalism leads the spirit and soul of the Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society and other groups. People who follow romantic environmentalism admire striking landscapes like tall mountains, deep canyons, and old forests (Purdy).

This is too similartoo similar to the original. The sentence structuressentence structures and order of ideasorder of ideas are too similar to the original passage.

The citation at the end is nice, but does not absolve the student from the responsibility of paraphrasing carefully.

The yellow words were copied directlycopied directly.

What Went Wrong ?

• Most insects are cheap, tasty and a good natural protein source requiring less land and feed than raising cows or pigs. Many insects are far cleaner than other creatures. For example, grasshoppers and crickets eat fresh, clean green plants whereas crabs, lobsters and catfish eat any kind of foul, decomposing material as a scavenger (bottom water feeder). By weight, termites, grasshoppers, caterpillars, weevils, house flies and spiders are better sources of protein than beef, chicken, pork or lamb according to the Entomological Society of America. Also, insects are low in cholesterol and low in fat.

• Author: William F. Lyon, “Insects as Human Food”

Original Source

• What’s the ideal high-protein, low fat food? Surprisingly, the answer is insects. While most Americans could never imagine eating a big, juicy cockroach, insects actually taste good and can provide a good natural protein source. Insects also require less land and feed than raising cows or pigs. Plus, insects are more sanitary than livestock. The most difficult part of accepting insects as a healthy food is their appearance. However, many insects resemble crustaceans, and people have no problem eating shrimp, crabs, and lobster. Besides, insects are far cleaner than most sea creatures. While many insects eat only fresh, clean green plants, crabs, lobsters and catfish eat any kind of foul, decomposing material because they are scavengers (Lyon 12).

Plagiarized or Acceptable?

•PLAGIARIZED!PLAGIARIZED!• See next slide for explanation…

Answer

What Went Wrong ?

• The sections in red (below) are plagiarizedplagiarized — the underlined parts are copied directly.

• The citation at the end acknowledges the information as Lyon’s, but not the words and sentence structure. The writer needs to use “quotes.”

• What’s the ideal high-protein, low fat food? Surprisingly, the answer is insects. While most Americans could never imagine eating a big, juicy cockroach, insects actually taste good and can provide a good natural protein source. Insects also require less land and feed than raising cows or pigs. Plus, insects are more sanitary than livestock. The most difficult part of accepting insects as a healthy food is their appearance. However, many insects resemble crustaceans, and people have no problem eating shrimp, crabs, and lobster. Besides, insects are far cleaner than most sea creatures. While many insects eat only fresh, clean green plants, crabs, lobsters and catfish eat any kind of foul, decomposing material because they are scavengers (Lyon 12).

More Examples

Original Wording: "Such 'story myths' are not told for their entertainment value. They provide answers to questions people ask about life, about society and about the world in which they live" (10).

Misuse of Source (1): Specifically, story myths are not for entertainment purposes rather they serve as answers to questions people ask about life, about society and about the world in which they live.

Comment: The student copied words and phrases from the original without acknowledging their source. Although the student has rearranged some phrases and made minor stylistic changes, this version still follows the basic wording and structure of the original while the student repeats ideas as if they were his or her own.

http://depts.drew.edu/composition/Avoiding_Plagiarism.htm

More Examples

Original Wording: "Such 'story myths' are not told for their entertainment value. They provide answers to questions people ask about life, about society and about the world in which they live" (10).

Misuse of Source (2): Davidson explains that story myths answer questions people ask about life, about society and about the world that we live in (10).

Comment: Less obviously, this example is also classified as plagiarism. Although the student cites the source of the ideas, he or she presents Davidson's exact words as if he or she authored them. As is often the case in such plagiarism, where the words are changed the changes render the material less clear (shifting from "people" to "we" for example).

http://depts.drew.edu/composition/Avoiding_Plagiarism.htm

Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism

• Isolate the reasons why plagiarism occurs

• Identify the different types of plagiarism

• Integrate plagiarism prevention

• Cite sources when using Internet materials

• Take careful research notes


Plagiarism Prevention: Be Authentic

• Develop a topic based on previously written material but write something new and original

• Rely on opinions of experts on a topic but improve upon those opinions

• Give credit to researchers while making your own contribution

• Follow a standard documentation method such as MLA or APA format


Plagiarism Prevention: 3 Word Rule

• If you copy 3 or more words verbatim (word for word) from a source, you must use quotes around those words and immediately reference the source (use in-text citations) .

• Every phrase, sentence, or paragraph that you copy from another source must be enclosed in quotations; then, you must immediately provide a source.

http://www.d.umn.edu/~tpederse/Docs/A-Plagiarism-Case-Study.htm

Plagiarism Prevention: Paraphrasing and Summarizing

• When taking notes, follow these steps:– Read the information a couple of times– Take notes in your OWN words WITHOUT

LOOKING AT YOUR SOURCE– If you want to quote an author, be sure to use

quotation marks around an author’s exact words.

Red Flag

• A major “red flag” that indicates plagiarism is the use of vocabulary not often used in your conversational, or everyday, language.

• Teachers can usually tell the difference between your own writing from another’s, so be sure to give credit to your source.

Possible Penalties of Plagiarism

• Although plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional, both have consequences. Possible penalties include:

– Receiving zero on the assignment

– Failing the course in question

– Suspension from school / college

– Expulsion from academia


In Conclusion, Please Avoid:

• Copying and pasting complete papers from electronic sources • Copying and pasting passages from electronic sources without placing the

passages in quotes and properly citing the source • Having others write complete papers or portions of papers for you • Summarizing ideas without citing their source • Pulling out quotes from sources without putting quotation marks around the

passages • Too closely “paraphrasing” - not putting the information in your own words

(even if it's cited) • Quoting statistics without naming the source unless you gathered the data

yourself • Using words and passages you don't understand and can't explain • Self-plagiarizing - using one paper for more than one class without the

permission of your professors • Making up sources • Making up bibliographic or citation information (page numbers, etc.) • Using photographs, video, or audio without permission or acknowledgment • Translating from one language to another without properly citing the original

source

References• Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007.• MLA handbook for writers of research papers. (7th ed.). The Modern Language

Association of America. New York: 2009. • MLA Formatting and Style Guide from the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/• Anything you’ll ever need to know about plagiarism is here:

http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/home.html

• “Avoiding Plagiarism” from Purdue’s OWL site:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

• Lucas SE. Ethics and public speaking. McGraw-Hill, 2007• Pedersen, Ted. “A Plagiarism Case Study.” University of Minnesota Duluth.

<http://www.d.umn.edu/ ~tpederse/Docs/A-Plagiarism-Case-Study.htm>• “Plagiarism—and How to Avoid It!” Drew University.

<http://depts.drew.edu/composition/Avoiding_Plagiarism.htm>.• “What is Plagiarism?” Plagiarism.org.

http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html• Visit www.centralia.edu/academics/writingcenter/


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