Plagiarism Lecture

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What is Plagiarism?

• Instructional Technology

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What it is NOT

• Just Copying anothers work
• Just Borrowing someone elses original ideas

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What it IS

• Fraud
• Theft
• STEALING/LYING

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Can words and ideas be STOLEN?

• Intellectual Property
• Copyright laws
• Media

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Are all published works copyrighted?

• Misunderstanding
• The Copyright Act
• Borrowing limits

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Forms of Plagiarism

• Your work
• Copying
• No quotation
• Accuracy

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ATTENTION!

• Changing words
• Essential idea still plagiarism
• So, how do we AVOID plagiarism?

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Consult with your instructor

• Questions?
• Check the guidelines

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Planning your paper

• Writing an outline
• Thesis statement
• Your ideas vs. your sources

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Take Effective Notes

• Thorough notes
• Organize
• Improper Citations and Misquotations
• Note cards, different colored fonts, pens,
  pencils
• Mark page numbers
• Record web addresses RIGHT AWAY

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CITE Sources

• Acknowledge material as borrowed

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When In Doubt, Cite Sources

• This actually strengthens the paper
• Not copying, but processing
• Lending support
• Highlighting originality

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Clarity WHO said WHAT

• Make it clear
• Mix ideas
• Give credit

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Know How to Paraphrase

• A restatement
• Words and sentence structure must be changed
• Do not change the content
• Citations are STILL REQUIRED

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Evaluate Your Sources

• Not all worth citing
• Know the author(s) of the page
• Know when they wrote it
• Website Evaluation Form

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Punishment for Plagiarism

• Academic setting
• Punishable crime
• College penalty
• Legal punishments
• Ignorance
• Fair Use