Title: Plagiarism Avoid it like the Plague!
1PlagiarismAvoid it like the Plague!
- Dr. Lawrence J. Marks
- Kent State University
- Department of Marketing
- http//www.personal.kent.edu/lmarks/ethics/Plagia
rism.ppt
2Your Cheating Heart
- According to KSUs Administrative policy
regarding student cheating and plagiarism
(Policy 3-01.8) - "Cheat" means intentionally to misrepresent the
source, nature, or other conditions of academic
work so as to accrue undeserved credit, or to
cooperate with someone else in such
misrepresentation. Such misrepresentations may,
but need not necessarily, involve the work of
others.
3Cheating Examples Include (but are not limited
to)
- (a) Obtaining or retaining partial or whole
copies of examination, tests or quizzes before
these are distributed for student use -
- (b) Using notes, textbooks or other information
in examinations, tests and quizzes, except as
expressly permitted -
- (c) Obtaining confidential information about
examinations, tests or quizzes other than that
released by the instructor -
- (d) Securing, giving or exchanging information
during examinations -
- (e) Presenting data or other material gathered
by another person or group as one's own -
- (f) Falsifying experimental data or information
4Cheating Examples Include
- (g) Having another person take one's place for
any academic performance without the specific
knowledge and permission of the instructor -
- (h) Cooperating with another to do one or more
of the above and -
- (i) Using a substantial portion of a piece of
work previously submitted for another course or
program to meet the requirements of the present
course or program without notifying the
instructor to whom the work is presented. -
- (j) Presenting falsified information in order to
postpone or avoid examinations, tests, quizzes,
or other academic work.
5and "Plagiarize"
- "Plagiarize" means to take and present as one's
own a material portion of the ideas or words of
another or to present as one's own an idea or
work derived from an existing source without full
and proper credit to the source of the ideas,
words, or works.
6All of the following are considered plagiarism
- turning in someone else's work as your own
- copying words or ideas from someone else without
giving credit - failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
- giving incorrect information about the source of
a quotation - changing words but copying the sentence structure
of a source without giving credit - copying so many words or ideas from a source that
it makes up the majority of your work, whether
you give credit or not (see our section on "fair
use" rules) - Source http//www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/
what-is-plagiarism
7Cheating and Plagiarism are Common
- Not only is cheating significantly up, Mr.
McCabe has found, but many students do not
consider it a big deal, saying it was just a
modern fact of life. His 2003 studyof 16,000
undergraduates at 23 colleges and universities
found that 38 percent had taken material from the
Internet and passed it off as their own.
Forty-four percent of all the students surveyed
said it was no big deal. In a 2000 survey only 10
percent of students admitted to Internet
cheating. - Source The New York Times, October 4, 2003,
Section B Column 5, page 7
8ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL
- A survey of over 63,700 US undergraduate and
9,250 graduate studentsrevealed the following - 36 of undergraduates and 24 of graduate
students admit to paraphrasing/copying few
sentences from an Internet source without
footnoting it. - 38 of undergraduates and 25 of graduate
students admit to paraphrasing/copying few
sentences from a written source without
footnoting it. - 14 of undergraduate students and 7 of graduate
students admit to fabricating/falsifying a
bibliography - 7 of undergraduate students and 4 of graduate
students self report copying materials almost
word for word from a written source without
citation. - 7 undergraduate students and 3 of graduate
students self report turning in work done by
another. - 3 undergraduate students and 2 of graduate
students self report obtaining paper from term
paper mill. - AND THESE NUMBERS ARE LIKELY LOW COUNTS!
Source http//www.plagiarism.org/resources/facts
-and-stats and http//ojs.ml.unisa.edu.au/index.ph
p/IJEI/article/view/14
9Our View Plagiarizers should learn now, Written
by DKS EditorsThursday, 06 September 2012
- As professors introduced us to their classes last
week, many of us casually flipped through the
syllabi while they brushed over the universitys
academic honesty policy that theyre required to
include. In a digital age that makes plagiarism
so easy, they expect us to understand the
consequences. - Unfortunately, a lot of students dont.
Plagiarism is more than copying word-for-word
the crime includes using similar sentence
structure or misusing citations rules that many
students have forgotten or may have never
learned. - Through its new plagiarism school, the university
is giving those students a second chance, and we
applaud the initiative. If a student truly
doesnt understand what he or she did wrong, that
student should have the opportunity to learn. On
the second offense, full punishment is fair game. - We dont wish to minimize the seriousness of
plagiarism its a crime that has ruined careers
of journalists who have tainted the integrity of
the field. But those who dont understand their
misconduct should learn the rules in an academic
setting before the consequences cost them their
career. - The above editorial is the consensus opinion of
the Daily Kent Stater editorial board.
Read more at http//kentwired.com/our-view-plagia
rizers-should-learn-now/
10If it is so common, why avoid it?
- A. It is WRONG and may be ILLEGAL as well, and
- B. The penalties for cheating and plagiarism can
be severe. At KSU, an instructor can - (i) Refuse to accept the work for credit or
- (ii) Assign a grade of "F" or zero for the
project, test, paper, examination or other work
in which the cheating or plagiarism took place
or - (iii) Assign a grade of "F" for the course in
which the cheating or plagiarism took place
and/or - (iv) Recommend further action be taken
including dismissal, suspension, and probation - Sourcehttp//www.kent.edu/policyreg/policydetails
.cfm?customel_datapageid_19765292037779 - at work, you could lose your job!
11Types of plagiarism
- The 10 most common types of plagiarism, in order
of severity of intent. - 1. CLONE -- Submitting someone elses work,
word-for-word, as your own. - 2. CTRL-C -- Contains significant portions of
text from a single source without alterations. - 3. FIND REPLACE -- Changing key words and
phrases but retaining the essential content of
the source. - 4. REMIX -- Paraphrases from multiple sources,
made to fit together. - 5. RECYCLE -- Borrows generously from the
writers previous work without citation.
http//plagiarism.org/learning_center/types_of_pla
giarism.html
12Types of plagiarism
- The 10 most common types of plagiarism, in order
of severity of intent. - 6. HYBRID -- Combines perfectly cited sources
with copied passages without citation. - 7. MASHUP -- Mixes copied material from multiple
sources. - 8. 404 ERROR -- Includes citations to
non-existent or inaccurate information about
sources. - 9. AGGREGATOR -- Includes proper citation to
sources but the paper contains almost no original
work. - 10. RE-TWEET -- Includes proper citation, but
relies too closely on the texts original wording
and/or structure
http//plagiarism.org/learning_center/types_of_pla
giarism.html and turnitins White Paper The
Plagiarism Spectrum
13Avoiding Plagiarism
- Make sure you understand the expectations clear
- What IS plagiarism?
- Why is it bad?
- What are the penalties for it?
- Check your syllabus
14Avoiding Plagiarism
- Techniques for Avoiding Plagiarism
- In academic writing you must show that you have
read and understood the recommended books and any
other relevant reading BUT not by copying what
they say. The ideas are owned by the writer.
Copying in a way that makes the ideas appear to
be your own is plagiarism. - There are two things you can do to avoid being
accused of plagiarism - Technique 1 Paraphrasing (re-writing in your
own words) Technique 2 Follow the rules when
copying directly from a text or any other source
(e.g., the internet).
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/techniques.htm
15Avoiding Plagiarism
- Technique 1 Paraphrasing (re-writing in your
own words) - Books and articles should be used as a source of
information from which you write, in your own
words, what you believe are the important points.
You must acknowledge your sources of information
(see below). In the parts of your writing that
rely on source texts for information,
paraphrasing should be used the most. - As well as stating the important points you
should also explain the points, compare and
contrast the views of different authors you have
read, and add your own comments on the topic
under discussion. - By doing these things you go beyond merely
repeating the information which you have found.
This is what makes a good assignment. - Repeating information shows only that the
information has been read and possibly memorized.
- The addition of explanations, comparisons,
contrasts and comments is better because it shows
that the information has been read, analyzed and
understood. A teacher who is marking an
assignment is sure to give higher marks for such
a display of knowledge and understanding.
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/Techniques_1.htm
16Avoiding Plagiarism
- Technique 2 Follow the rules when copying
directly from a text - There are times when you can quote directly from
your source material. However, you must follow
certain rules. - Direct copying of part of a passage (e.g. a whole
paragraph) must occur rarely in your writing and
once copied should not represent a large
proportion of your own text. It should be clearly
distinguished from the rest of your text in a way
which makes it clear that it is a quotation. - Very short parts of a source text (e.g. part of a
sentence) can be copied when needed. However, the
words that you have copied must be immediately
obvious to your reader. You must also take care
not to change any of the words. - The exact source of your quotation must be
acknowledged. This must be done in a way which
shows clearly how much is copied (see following).
- Examples of when you might want to copy directly
are - when the exact words are relevant to your
argument/discussion - when something is expressed in a way which is
unique - when re-writing would cause a loss of impact
-
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/Techniques_2.htm
17Avoiding Plagiarism
- Showing What is Copied
- To avoid accusations of plagiarism you must
show exactly which parts of your writing have
been copied from other texts. You must,
therefore, mark the beginning and ending of the
quotation. (Gardner 1994, p. 108) - OR
- For longer passages, you can INDENT the
sentences or - paragraph to offset them from the rest of
your original work. (Gardner 1994, p. 108) -
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/Techniques_2.htm
18Avoiding Plagiarism
- Acknowledging Your Source
- There are different methods for acknowledging
sources. Ask your teacher which method is
preferred. If this is not possible, use the
method which you see most often in the materials
that you are reading for your study. Once you
have chosen a method it is important to remain
consistent. - Using footnotes or endnotes
- Place a small number (usually slightly higher
than the word it follows) in the text and list
your sources by number either at the foot of the
page or the end of the text. The numbers must run
consecutively through the text. - Reference in the text
- In the text you acknowledge a source by giving
the author's family name and the date of
publication. Readers can then check this in a
references list at the end of your writing which
contains the full publication information. -
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/acknowledging.htm
19Avoiding Plagiarism
- Acknowledging Your Source
- Reference using the in-the-text example
- Provide the author and the date (and or page) in
your writing - Gardner (1994) says that what turns good
teaching material into good learning material is
what teachers do with it. - Then, an item in the reference list at the end of
your writing - References
- Gardner, D. 1994 'Creating simple interactive
video for self-access' in D. Gardner. and L.
Miller (Eds.) Directions in Self-Access Language
Learning. Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press -
Used with permission from http//www4.caes.hku.hk/
plagiarism/acknowledging.htm
20What about common knowledge?
- Common knowledge includes facts that can be found
in numerous places and are likely to be known by
a lot of people. - Example 1 The earth is round.
- Example 2 John F. Kennedy was elected President
of the United States in 1960. - This is generally known information.
- You do not need to document these facts.
21What about common knowledge?
- However, you must document facts that are not
generally known and ideas that interpret facts. - Example 1 There are 57,491,000 square miles of
land on the Earth, which is 36,794,240,000 acres. - This factual knowledge is most certainly not
commonly known. You got this information from
some specific source and you must cite that
source (e.g., http//wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_a
cres_of_land_does_Earth_have) - Example 2 According the American Family Leave
Coalitions new book, Family Issues and Congress,
President Bushs relationship with Congress has
hindered family leave legislation (6). - The idea that Bushs relationship with Congress
has hindered family leave legislation is not a
fact but an interpretation based on someone
elses assessment consequently, you need to cite
your source.
22Citation Style Examples
- APA Citation Style Examples
- http//www.library.cornell.edu/node/147
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
- http//www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citation
guide.html
23APA Citation Style
- Works by multiple authors
- When a work has two authors, always cite both
names every time the reference occurs in the
text. In parenthetical material join the names
with an ampersand () .as has been shown
(Leiter Maslach, 1998) - In the narrative text, join the names with the
word "and . as Leiter and Maslach (1998)
demonstrated - When a work has three, four, or five authors,
cite all authors the first time the reference
occurs .Kahneman, Knetsch, and Thaler (1991)
found - In all subsequent citations per paragraph,
include only the surname of the first author
followed by "et al." (Latin for "and others") and
the year of publication Kahneman et al. (1991)
found
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
24APA Citation Style
- Works by associations, corporations, government
agencies, etc. - The names of groups that serve as authors
(corporate authors) are usually written out each
time they appear in a text reference
,,,(National Institute of Mental Health NIMH,
2007) - When appropriate, the names of some corporate
authors are spelled out in the first reference
and abbreviated in all subsequent citations. The
general rule for abbreviating in this manner is
to supply enough information in the text citation
for a reader to locate its source in the
Reference List without difficulty (NIMH, 2007)
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
25APA Citation Style
- Works with no author
- When a work has no author, use the first two or
three words of the work's title (omitting any
initial articles) as your text reference,
capitalizing each word. Place the title in
quotation marks if it refers to an article,
chapter of a book, or Web page. Italicize the
title if it refers to a book, periodical,
brochure, or report .on climate change
("Climate and Weather," 1997) - or Guide to Agricultural Meteorological
Practices (1981) - Anonymous authors should be listed as such
followed by a comma and the date on climate
change (Anonymous, 2008)
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
26APA Citation Style
- Specific parts of a source
- To cite a specific part of a source (always
necessary for quotations), include the page,
chapter, etc. (with appropriate abbreviations) in
the in-text citation (Stigter Das, 1981, p.
96) - or
- De Waal (1996) overstated the case when he
asserted that "we seem to be reaching ... from
the hands of philosophers" (p. 218). - If page numbers are not included in electronic
sources (such as Web-based journals), provide the
paragraph number preceded by the abbreviation
"para." or the heading and following paragraph
(Mönnich Spiering, 2008, para. 9)
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
27APA Citation Style
- Reference List References cited in the text of
a research paper must appear in a Reference List
or bibliography. This list provides the
information necessary to identify and retrieve
each source. - Order Entries should be arranged in alphabetical
order by authors' last names. Sources without
authors are arranged alphabetically by title
within the same list. - Authors Write out the last name and initials for
all authors of a particular work. Use an
ampersand () instead of the word "and" when
listing multiple authors of a single work. e.g.
Smith, J. D., Jones, M. - Titles Capitalize only the first word of a title
or subtitle, and any proper names that are part
of a title. - Pagination Use the abbreviation p. or pp. to
designate page numbers of articles from
periodicals that do not use volume numbers,
especially newspapers. These abbreviations are
also used to designate pages in encyclopedia
articles and chapters from edited books. - Indentation The first line of the entry is
flush with the left margin, and all subsequent
lines are indented (5 to 7 spaces) to form a
"hanging indent". - Underlining vs. Italics It is appropriate to
use italics instead of underlining for titles of
books and journals.
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
28APA Citation Style
- Reference Examples http//www.library.cornell.edu
/node/147
Read more at http//www.library.cornell.edu/node
/147
29Citation/style guides available online
- The Chicago Manual of Style Online. 16th ed.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide - Citation Management Help Maintained by
the Documentation Committee. Includes citation
examples in MLA style and APA style as well a
link to The Chicago Manual of Style and
the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide. - Duke University Libraries' Documentation page
shows APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, and
CSE examples side by side - Quick Style Guide for Students Writing Sociology
Papers from the American Sociological
Association - Citing References to Documents Found in
LexisNexisSample MLA, APA, and Chicago citations
are shown for document types found in LexisNexis
databases. - Citing Records in the National Archives of the
United States. - Citation styles in the life and physical
sciences - American Chemical Society (ACS) style from the
Williams College Library - Council of Biology Editors (CBE)/Council of
Science Editors (CSE) style from the University
of North Carolina Libraries
Source Olin Uris Libraries, Cornell
University -- http//olinuris.library.cornell.edu/
ref/bibcitations.html
30KSU Library Citation Tools Page http//libguides.l
ibrary.kent.edu/content.php?pid357387sid2945734
- KSU Library APA Style Resources
- http//libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid
357387sid2932715 - APA Cheat Sheet
- This is a basic APA handout that gives examples
of books, articles and web resources. It has been
updated to reflect the changes of the 6th
edition. - APA Libguide
- This LibGuide provides information on how to
create citations in APA format. Explanations are
provided along with examples. - APA Style
- From the American Psychological Association. This
site is a guide to the revised and updated sixth
edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. This link goes
directly to frequently asked questions about APA
citations and style. - APA Style-Including 2007 Electronic References
- From Northern Michigan University, this site
provides examples of APA citations, including
citations of electronic materials using the newly
revised APA style guidelines. - APA Tutorial
- Tutorial introducing APA style from the
University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.
Includes information on formatting your paper,
doing parenthetical or in-text references and
creating a reference list.
31Dos and Donts for StudentsSource
http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm
- Don'ts Don't cheat.
- Don't lie.
- Don't steal.
- Don't misrepresent others work as yours.
- Don't go to online and off line sources where
term papers can be commissioned or bought or
borrowed for ltwinkgtresearch purposes onlylt/winkgt.
- Don't make up fake sources.
- Don't make up fake quotes.
- Don't make up fake interviews.
32Dos and Donts for StudentsSource
http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm
- Don'ts Don't think that by copying something
over and changing every couple of words that
you've put it in your own words. - Don't think that because something is on the Net
it doesn't need to be cited. - Don't think that because a lot of textbooks and
other printed matter you read don't site sources
that you don't have to cite them either. - Don't think that because politicians have speech
writers and actors have script writers who often
go unacknowledged that you can get a writer to
"secretary" your paper for you rules that apply
in other settings are different here, where the
purpose is for you to do the writing.
33Dos and Donts for StudentsSource
http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm
- Don'ts Don't go to the library, find a book that
hasn't been checked out often, then find a source
in its bibliography, and then copy that source
into a paper as yours. - Don't procrastinate on assignments and homework
so that you end up under too much deadline
pressure and become tempted to take shortcuts. - Don't be afraid to come see me if you feel
overwhelmed, unsure, fear missing a deadline, or
start falling behind. - Don't try to get around any of these Don'ts by
working so hard to disguise them that you might
as well have just done the Do's.
34Dos and Donts for StudentsSource
http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm
- Dos
- Do share ideas with one another.
- Do help one another write.
- Do edit and rewrite sections of one another's
papers from time to time writers do that kind of
thing all the time, and editors do it with them. - Do expect to make mistakes managing and citing
sources. - Do expect to correct them.
- Do take care in downloading sources and taking
notes. - Do find a way to use sources wisely and fairly.
- Do learn the myriad rhetorical purposes that
including and citing sources can serve.
35Dos and Donts for StudentsSource
http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm
- Dos
- Do use the word processor to help you manage
sources (for example, put sources you're quoting
or paraphrasing in a different font and font
color until the final draft so you don't
accidentally forget they came from some other
writer). - Do have fun with sources, think of using them as
weaving, building, playing with blocks, or any
other metaphor that you associate with "taking
what's at hand and making something of it." - Do write before, while, and after you research,
but especially before. Do discover an argument so
you have a distinctive voice in your own essay,
and aren't overwhelmed and intimidated by
sources. - Do come see me whenever you have a question
about the course, are feeling overwhelmed, or
unhappy with an assignment or your work we can
talk and find a way to make things work.
36Detecting Plagiarism
- If a professor suspects a student has
plagiarized, it is easy enough to check on it.
Profs can paste a suspect sentence into one of
the search engines below. This will catch most
papers downloaded off of the web. - http//www.google.com/
- And/or Google Scholar
- http//www.metacrawler.com/
- Source http//www.canadacollege.edu/inside/acad_i
ntegrity/HowtoPreventPlagiarsm.pdf
37Detecting Plagiarism
- Inexpensive Software to detect plagiarism
- EVE Plagiarism Detection System
- http//www.canexus.com/
- WriteCheck Plagiarism check, grammar check,
Tutoring - https//www.writecheck.com/static/home.html
- Freeware Software to detect plagiarism
- WCopyfind
- http//plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/Wsoftware.html
- KSU has a program called Safe Assign on
Blackboard. Your professor may give you access
to that.
38Cheating and Plagiarism
- MY experiences and actions
- Undergraduate exam cheating
- Number exams, number scantron sheets, create two
versions, intermix the versions, require students
to show ID to obtain exam, check the name off of
a class list of names - Have students sit in a random seat and remove ALL
objects from the desktop
39Cheating and Plagiarism
- MY experiences and actions
- Undergraduate and MBA students sharing their
work (to the extent that one is virtually copied
from the other) - Highlight the identical wording (after making
sure that it is not, for example, copied from a
common source like the textbook) - Bring the students in and listen to their
explanation - Do something like assign the grade and then
divide it by two (for example)
40Cheating and Plagiarism
- MY experiences and actions
- Doctoral student plagiarized a paper from on
line - Doctoral student making up data for an experiment
- Doctoral students failing to use adequate and/or
proper citations in their research papers
41Cheating, Plagiarism, and YOU
- UNDERSTAND IT
- DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
- BE SURE OTHERS DONT DO IT EITHER
42Resources
- For an excellent review of the topic, browse
- http//ec.hku.hk/plagiarism/introduction.htm
- A good summary site
- http//www.montclair.edu/library/a-z-directory/fa
culty-guide-to-student-plagiarism/ - Other
- http//www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/plagiarism.ht
ml - http//plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/
- http//www.kent.edu/writingcommons/resources/uplo
ad/plagiarism.pdf - http//www.kent.edu/academics/resources/plagiaris
m/index.cfm - http//libguides.library.kent.edu/plagiarism
- http//www.kent.edu/writingcommons/index.cfm
-
43References
- Canada Academic integrity Committee, Tips for
Preventing Plagiarism, 8/13/04,
http//www.canadacollege.edu/inside/acad_integrity
/HowtoPreventPlagiarsm.pdf - Carbone, Nick, New Media Consultant Bedford/St.
Martin's, Talking About Plagiarism A Syllabus
Strategy for Talking About Plagiarism with
Students - EVE Plagiarism Detection System
http//www.canexus.com/
44References
- Gross Davis, Barbara, Tools for Teaching,
http//teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/prevent.html - http//plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plag
iarism.html Document provided by Turnitin.com
and Research Resources. Turnitin allows free
distribution and non-profit use of this document
in educational settings. - http//www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshop
s/talkingplagy.htm - Kent State University Policy Register,
http//www.kent.edu/policyreg/
45References
- The New York Times
- U.S. News and World Report
- WCopyfind http//plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/Wso
ftware.html