Plagiarism

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Plagiarism

• What is it and how to avoid it

Gina Wilson and Jenny Fererro Child Development,
Palomar College
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What is Plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is taking anothers work and using it
  as if it were your own.

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Types of Plagiarism

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Types of Plagiarism

• 1 Direct Plagiarism-
• Copying papers directly from another source
  (books, articles, websites, fellow students, etc.)

• 2 Cut and Paste Plagiarism-
• Copying sentences, or parts of sentences from
  another and using them in your paper, without
  using quotation marks or citing correctly

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Types of Plagiarism

• 3 Failure to Cite Plagiarism-
• Using anothers ideas, research, statistics,
  etc. (even if you have put them in your own
  words) without using appropriate in-text
  citations and listing each source on your
  reference page.

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Plagiarism may be intentional or accidental

• But either way, it is still unethical, illegal,
  and unacceptable.
• You are responsible for knowing what constitutes
  plagiarism, and how to avoid it.
• Any cases of plagiarism in this class will
  result in a failing grade for the assignment, or
  the course, at the instructors discretion.
• Please see the Palomar College Student Code
  of Conduct for more information.

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Intentional Plagiarism

• Some students may knowingly plagiarize because
  they are trying to take a short cut to getting
  an assignment done. They may be lazy, or run out
  of time to do the assignment correctly. Others
  may want a grade they think they are unable to
  obtain on their own.

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Accidental Plagiarism

• Many students plagiarize without intentionally
  doing so because
• They do not know the correct rules on using
  quotes, in-text citations, and listing sources on
  the reference page.
• They do not understand the material they are
  trying to summarize and write about, so they use
  the same, or similar wording.

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How to Avoid Plagiarizing
When it is time to write a paper where you must
use information from books, articles, and
website, remember the following tips

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Be sure to put all information in your own words

• Avoid reading information from your source and
  then directly trying to write about it in your
  paper. You will be too tempted to use that
  authors words. Read the information and then
  look away, take notes recording the key
  information from your memory. Then, use your
  notes to write your paper in your own words.

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Have a clear understanding of the topic and
information you are writing about

• It is tempting to use another authors wording
  when you do not know how to explain the topic
  yourself. Avoid this by allowing plenty of time
  to research your topic. Ask your professor, a
  librarian, or writing center tutor if you come
  across information in your research that you do
  not understand.

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Avoid trying to use quotes

• Some students think that the more quotes they
  have in their paper, the better their paper will
  be. This is not true. For most college-level
  papers, quotes should be used sparingly. Teachers
  want to read a paper written by you, not a bunch
  of quotes from other sources.

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Learn how to cite your sources correctly

• Child Development and Psychology departments
  use APA format. Use the APA format information
  provided to learn how to cite quotes, use in-text
  citations, and list sources on your reference
  page. If you are unclear on how to cite
  information or how to use APA format, contact a
  librarian, the Writing Center, or your professor.

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Allow plenty of time

• Give yourself plenty of time to write your
  paper so you can do so correctly and have time to
  ask for help if needed.
• Starting early will also allow you time to
  proofread your paper and make sure that your
  sentences have clearly been written by you, in
  your own words.

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The following websites were used in the creation
of this PowerPoint and may contain additional
useful information

• DePauw University plagiarism information
• University of Delaware Preventing Plagiarism
• Concordia University plagiarism page