Kalani LaFrancis

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Plagiarism is derived from two Latin

words; plagiarius which means an

abductor, and plagiare which means to

steal.

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The definition of plagiarism is:

a. copying text from a source

b. turning in a paper written by someone else

c. using someone else’s ideas without citation

d. All of the above

Plagiarism is

essentially taking the work of others and

attempting to pass it off as one's own.

which is the un-credited use (both intentional

and unintentional) of somebody else's words or

ideas.

attempting to blur the line between one’s own

ideas or words and those borrowed from another

source.

http://plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/types-of-plagiarism

Since we cannot always be original it is

entirely acceptable to present another

person’s ideas in your work.

However, it must be done properly to avoid

plagiarism.

“When you use someone else's words, you

must put quotation marks around them and

give the writer or speaker credit by revealing

the source in a citation. Even if you revise or

paraphrase the words of someone else or just

use their ideas, you still must give the author

credit in a note. Not giving due credit to the

creator of an idea or writing is very much

like lying."

Teachers play an adversarial role as the “plagiarism police” instead of a coaching role as educators.

http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/

One of many anti-plagiarism sites for teachers with a gianormous pile of stuff to do….plagiarism po po!

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Students are natural economizers. Many students are interested in the shortest route possible through a course. That's why they ask questions such as, "Will this be on the test?" Copying a paper sometimes looks a the shortcut through an assignment, especially when the student feels overloaded with work already.

The purpose of the course is to learn and develop skills and not just "get through." The more you learn and develop your skills, the more effective you will be in the future lives.

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Students are faced with too many choices, so

they put off low priorities. With so many

things to do (both academic & recreational),

many students put off assignments that do

not interest them.

A remedy here would be to customize the

research topic to include something of real

interest to the students or to offer topics

with high intrinsic interest to them.

Students may have poor time-management skills or they may plan poorly for the time and effort required for research-based writing, and believe they have no choice but to plagiarize.

Some students are just procrastinators, while others do not understand the hours required to develop a good research paper, and they run out of time as the due date looms. Thus, they are most tempted to copy a paper when time is short and they have not yet started the assignment.

Students may fear failure or fear taking risks in their own work.

Some students fear that their writing ability is inadequate.

Fear of a bad grade and inability to perform cause some students to look for a superior product. Sadly, these students are among those least able to judge a good paper and are often likely to turn in a very poor copied one.

Reassuring students of the help available to them (your personal attention, a writing center, teaching assistants, online writing lab sites, etc.) may give them the courage to persevere.

Students may view the course, the

assignment, the conventions of academic

documentation, or the consequences of

cheating as unimportant.

A few students like the thrill of rule

breaking. The more angrily you condemn

plagiarism, the more they can hardly wait to

do it.

B. CHEATING:

Receiving or giving aid on a test or

examination. Test or examination includes

any work performed for which a grade is

received.

Plagiarism is a violation of the Honor Code.

Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's

words or ideas as your own without giving

proper credit to the source:

(1) When you quote another's words exactly you must use quotation marks and a footnote (or an indication in your paragraph) to tell exactly where the words came from, down to the page number(s).

(2) When you mix another's words and ideas with your own in one or more sentences, partially quoting the source exactly and partially substituting your own words, you must put quotation marks around the words you quote and not around your own. Then you cite the source, down to the page number(s). [See (1) above]

(3) When you paraphrase another's words or ideas, that is, when you substitute your words for another's words but keep those idea(s), you do not use quotation marks, but you must cite the source, down to the page number(s). [See (1) above]

(4) When you use only another's idea(s), knowing that they are the other's ideas, you must cite the source of that idea or those ideas, down to the page number(s). [See (1) above]

(5) Citing the source means giving, as a minimum, the author, the title of the book, and the page number.

It is unethical

It is illegal

It is against all academic code of conduct

It robs the plagiarizer of important skills.

It robs the original writer of their intellectual

property.

Plagiarism is stealing.

In written work, student are expected to

identify the ideas which are not their own and

give appropriate credit to the source. To do

otherwise is to mislead the reader/instructor

and receive unwarranted credit.

Bottom line, it is cheating.

When students sign their names to paper they

are authenticating that all the work has been

accomplished by themselves.

When borrowing another person’s words, use

quotation marks and include complete

reference (author’s name, date, pages).

Internet sources must also be acknowledged.

When borrowing another person’s ideas,

acknowledge their origin.

Do not paraphrase another writer’s words

and pass them off as your own.

If you use someone else’s words, data, etc.,

use quotation marks and give a complete

reference.

If you borrow someone else’s ideas, give a

complete reference.

Text that has been copied word for word

from the original document without any

quotation marks that would indicate that the

passage is a quote.

Even though you mention your source,

you use many of the author’s words without

quotation marks.

If you paraphrase without indicating the

original source.

Even though most of the words have been

changed, the sentence structure has

remained the same.

http://plagiarism.org/resources/facts-and-

stats

INSERT ‘em here yo!

How many of you believe that cheating is

wrong?

How many of you have cheated?

…the gap between what students believe

and their actions does not bode well for

future generations. The Ethics of American Youth: 2010

Rutgers Survey Comments

http://plagiarism.org/resources/news

Why would someone write a book?

How do you remember things you have read

or seen?

Why are there laws against plagiarism?

How are ideas “property”?

Vanilla Ice vs Queen & Bowie Vanilla Ice became a household word for a while, not

because of his talent, but because of the copyright

infringement that occurred in 1990 when it came to light

that he had sampled Queen and David Bowie’s “Under

Pressure” without consent or license. Ice Ice Baby hit

number one on the charts in the United States and Vanilla

Ice became the one ‘under pressure’. Vanilla Ice altered

the rhythm of the baseline thinking he would thereby avoid

any question of credit, royalties, license or even

permission. This case never went to court as it was clear

that Vanilla Ice had stolen the sample without permission.

He settled out of court with Queen and David Bowie for an

undisclosed but very likely very high amount. Ice Ice Baby

has been released in many different versions, since then,

with all of the legal procedures followed.

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Writing and Style Guide for University

Papers and Assignments,

www.sciencessociales.uOttawa.ca/guide-

en.asp

Academic Writing Help Centre Writing Kit,

tools prepared by SASS

www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/kit/