Plagiarism

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Plagiarism

• ISTC 201
• Professor Banerjee
• By
• Jennifer Bishop
• Mikayla Gilbert
• Rachel Litzky
• Tamara Durack

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What Is Plagiarism?

• Merriam Webster Definition to steal and pass
  off the ideas or words of another as ones own
  use anothers production without crediting the
  source
• Other Definitions for Plagiarism a form of
  intellectual property violation the act of
  taking someone elses words, writing, or ideas
  (www.onlineethics.org/glossary.html)
• Plagiarism is often complicated to classify
• Act of cheating and it contains an assortment of
  information from failure to use proper citation.
• Plagiarism is not always planned. Most times,
  students who plagiarize do it
  UNINTETIONALLY

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Where Is Plagiarism Found?

• Research Papers
• Projects
• Journalism
• Powerpoint Presentations
• Lab Reports
• Computer Activities w/Online Questions
• Anything that has words, ideas or phrases that
  are not cited

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What Are Examples Of Plagiarism?

• In 1842, the Ottoman Empire divided Mount
  Lebanon administratively, creating a Christian
  district in the north and an area under Druze
  control in the south (p.140 Collelo).
• By custom, the president is always a Maronite
  Christian and a Sunni Muslim always takes the
  role as Prime Minister (p. 155 Browne).
• By vote, 57 of these are from sects of Muslims.
  (www.cia.gov)

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How Can Plagiarism Be Prevented?

• Make sure to use your own words and ideas
• Always give credit for copied, adapted, or
  paraphrased material
• Avoid making minor cosmetic changes to others
  work and not citing
• Always cite words and ideas that were new to you
  before you did research

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Other Preventions

• Find out what documentation style your professor
  wants you to use
• If an idea or fact is not common knowledge, it
  MUST be cited!!!
• Always use quotation marks around any passages
  that are in the exact words of the source
• WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE IT!!!!

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Towson Universities Policy On Plagiarism- 1st
conviction

• If student is guilty of submitting plagiarized
  work for a grade, they may receive the following
  penalties(1st conviction)
• 1)a revision of the work in question and/or
  completion of alternative work, with or without
  a grade reduction
• 2) a reduced grade (including "F" or zero) for
  the assignment
• 3) a reduced grade (including "F") for the
  entire course
• Letter to Judicial Affairs-7 years

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Towson Universities Policy On Plagiarism- 2nd
conviction

• 2nd conviction
• Suspension
• Expulsion
• Sanctions listed in the Code of Conduct

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How Does One Make An Appeal?

• Letter of Appeal
• Department Chair meeting after 5 days
• Faculty meeting
• Decision within 5 days
• Decision sent to Judicial Affairs and the Dean of
  Towson

Decisions based upon 1. Nature and seriousness
of event 2. Injury or damage resulting from
misconduct 3. The students
prior disciplinary record
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What Have We Learned?

• DONT PLAGIARIZE!!!!!
• Plagiarizing can get you suspended or even
  expelled from College. This can affect future
  career choices and opportunities. Dont get
  yourself into this predicament.
• CITE all words, ideas and phrases that are not
  common knowledge.

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Bibliography

• Academic integrity Policy. (2005, March 15).
  Towson University. http//cooklibrary.towson.edu/a
  voidingplagarism.cfm.
• Managed by Cal Poly Pomona University. (2004,
  August 8). What Is Plagiarism?. Retrieved March
  15, 2005, http//www.csupomona.edu/uwc/non-protec
  t/student/plagiarism-hnd.htm..
• Managed by Office of Student Judicial Affairs.
  (2002, March 6). Avoiding Plagiarism. Retrieved
  March 15,2005, from http//sja.ucdans.edu/avoid.ht
  m.
• Online Ethics Center Citing the Online Ethics
  Center for Engineering and Science. (2001, March
  23). Retrieved March 15, 2005 from the World Wide
  Web http//www.onlineethics.org/glossary.htmlanc
  hP.