Today

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Today

• Defining plagiarism
• Why it happens
• Why its wrong
• Avoiding it through good research
• All quotes, unless otherwise noted, are from
  Academic Integrity at Princeton, online at
  http//www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/index.ht
  ml.

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The Academic Challenge
Go beyond

• what you learn in
  textbooks, in lectures, and in the library
• Evaluate, rethink, synthesize, and
• the information, data concepts you find.
• is where satisfaction comes from

make your own
Making something original
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Your Voice
Your voice
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What is plagiarism?

• to steal and pass off as ones own (the ideas or
  words of another)
• to use a source without crediting it
• to present as new and original an idea or product
  derived from an existing source.
• From Websters Third New International Dictionary
  of the English Language, Unabridged, p. 1728, as
  quoted in Lathrop and Foss, p. 116.

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Plagiarism Simplified

• If you didnt think of it
• and write it all on your own,
• and you didnt cite the sources where you found
  the ideas or words,
• its probably plagiarism.
• Lathrop, A. and Foss, K. (2000). Student Cheating
  and Plagiarism in the Internet Era. Englewood,
  CO Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 116.

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How does plagiarism happen?

• Deliberate usually involves the whole paper
• purchased from a research service
• found on the Web
• re-using another students term paper
• written for the student by another person

• Unintentional or accidental usually partial
• using anothers words without quoting or citing
• paraphrasing anothers words without citing
• failure to cite source of information which is
  NOT common knowledge

• WARNING
• Whether you plagiarize intentionally or by
  accident, it is still plagiarism.

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When do I need to cite?

• 1. When quoting directly from the text.
• (Use quotation marks, and cite your source.)
• Do not use quotation marks, but still cite if
  you
• 2. Paraphrase (restate)
• 3. Summarize
• 4. Provide facts
• that are not common knowledge.

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What is common knowledge?

• A fact or piece of information that is generally
  known and accepted.
• Example
• There are 50 states in the United States.
• George Washington was our nations first
  president.
• The weather is generally cold at the North and
  South Poles.

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What is not common knowledge?

• Examples
• The Chinese fishing industry produces 800,000
  tons of fish annually (Toussaint-Samat 328).
• The first international coffee syndicate was
  based in Germany (Toussaint-Samat 590).
• No quotation marks needed because they
• aren't the original authors' words
• But must be cited because they include facts
• that are not commonly known.

• Common knowledge varies depending
• on your audience.

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Are citations enough?

• Citation must be accompanied by a
• bibliography of sources
• You must cite ALL types of sources
• Do not list sources that you have not read.
  (fabrication)

When in doubt, cite your source.
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Why does plagiarism happen?

• Lack of understanding about
• the research process and how to properly cite
  sources
• why you need to cite your sources
• how plagiarism hurts others
• Procrastination-
• citing takes time and good note-taking habits.
• Increase of information online
• Pressures to succeed

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Reasons to Cite Your Sources

• Establish the credibility of your work
• Acknowledge use of others ideas and clearly
  distinguish them from your own
• Receive credit for what you have done
• Place your ideas within the greater academic
  dialogue
• Allow the reader to find your sources

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Myth and Fact

• MYTH
• Im not hurting anyone if I plagiarize.
• FACT
• If you plagiarize, you are hurting yourself AND
  other people. It impedes your learning and
  thinking process.

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Plagiarism hurts other students

• University of Illinois 2000 study found
• The grading curve was affected by dishonest
  students.
• After plagiarized papers were marked down and the
  curve adjusted, the grades of honest students
  went up.
• Example B ? B for honest students

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Plagiarism hurts you.

• There are severe penalties at Drexel for
  plagiarism.
• Plagiarists are not learning to do the good
  research required now AND in the future.

http//www.drexel.edu/StudentLife/
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Automated Plagiarism Detection Service
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Strategies to Help You Avoid Plagiarism

• Start assignments early
• Use the Library
• Rich source of easily cited information
• Citation guides are available
• Use Refworks
• Librarians can help you

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Tutorials

• Hagerty Librarys online tutorials
• Evaluating Information on the web
• Plagiarism Tutorial
• Citation Style Sources
• How to cite electronic resources
• Refworks Handout

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Thank you!!

• Jay BhattInformation Services LibrarianEngineeri
  ngTEL 215-895-1873FAX [phone]EMAIL bhattjj
  _at_drexel.edu
• Our IS staff
• Credits Emily Devaney Missner Tim Siftar