Camilla J. Roberts

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Plagiarism What it is and Why it matters

• Camilla J. Roberts
• K-State Honor and Integrity System

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What do you know so far?

• Original version In analyzing the culture of a
  particular group or organization it is desirable
  to distinguish three fundamental levels at which
  culture manifests itself (a) observable
  artifacts, (b) values, and (c) basic underlying
  assumptions.
• Source Schein, E.H. (1990). Organizational
  culture. American Psychologist, 45(2), 109-119.
• Student's Version Values and observations are
  two tools that might help me in observing the
  group I will investigate in this study.
• Is this Plagiarism?

http//www.lib.umd.edu/shadygrove/plagiarism.html
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YES

• Paraphrased without citing the source!

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• Original version The University counts among its
  greatest strengths and a major component of its
  excellence the diversity of its faculty,
  students, and staff...It strives to hire a
  diverse faculty and staff of exceptional
  achievement through affirmative action, to
  celebrate diversity in all of its programs and
  activities, and to recruit and retain qualified
  graduate and undergraduate minority students.
• Source Excerpt from the University of Maryland
  Mission Statement. Retrieved April 11, 2006 from
  http//www.provost.umd.edu/Strategic_Planning/Miss
  ion2000.html
• Student's Version Although some may feel hiring
  diverse faculty members is not a priority for
  universities, many schools claim that they strive
  to hire diverse faculty and staff of exceptional
  achievement.
• Is this plagiarism?

http//www.lib.umd.edu/shadygrove/plagiarism.html
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YES

• Word-for-word without citing the source!

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• Original version Thurgood Marshall's rise to
  power played out against the backdrop of
  America's tempestuous history of slavery, Jim
  Crow segregation, and the civil rights
  movement...Any attempt to know Thurgood Marshall
  had to start with his family and his hometown.
  His defiance of segregation, his willingness to
  stand up to powerful whites, and his insistence
  that he was the equal of any man were rooted in
  his Baltimore family.
• Source Williams, J. (1998). Thurgood Marshall
  American revolutionary. New York Three Rivers
  Press.
• Student's version Not all powerful leaders come
  from a place of power and privilege. On his way
  to becoming the first African American Supreme
  Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall overcame racism
  and segregation to assert his equality and his
  rights (Williams, 1998).
• Is this plagiarism?

http//www.lib.umd.edu/shadygrove/plagiarism.html
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NO

• Paraphrased and cited the source!

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Plagiarism Overview

• Various types of Plagiarism
• Overall not giving appropriate credit to the
  person or persons who originally developed the
  thoughts and ideas.
• Plagiarism focuses on both published and
  unpublished material.
• Instructors want to know what YOU think in
  response to what you have read not exactly what
  you have read.

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Types of Plagiarism

• Word-for-Word
• Mosaic
• Word Switch
• Metaphor
• Paraphrase without Citation
• Idea Plagiarism and Common Knowledge
• Pattern, Organization, or Structure of Arguments
  and Ideas
• Submitting Someone Elses Work

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Original Text

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to
  you.
• From The Power of Nice (2006) by Linda Kaplan
  Thaler and Robin Koval, p.6.

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Word-for-Word

• Every time you smile at a messenger, thank an
  assistant, or treat a stranger with respect, you
  throw off positive energy.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Mosaic

• Positive energy coming from when you smile at a
  messenger or thank an assistant makes and
  impression. In turn, this is imprinted on others
  and will find their way back to you.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

Picture from http//shakespearessister.blogspot.
com/2007/03/project-shaker-mosaic-update.html
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Word Switch

• The energy makes an impact on the other person
  that, in turn, is passed along to the various
  others he meets.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Metaphor Plagiarism

• Positive energy can come from a laugh of a
  co-workers joke.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Paraphrase without citation

• In time, an individuals positive energy which
  was transferred to those he came into contact
  with will come back to the original individual.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Idea Plagiarism versus Common Knowledge

• Positive energy is generated from a smile, a
  laugh, or respect of another person.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Pattern, Organization, or Structure of Arguments
and Ideas

• Positive energy is generated by smiles, laugher,
  and generosity. As a person meets others, they
  receive that energy and the energy multiplies
  until it comes back to the original person.

• Every time you smile at a messenger, laugh at a
  coworkers joke, thank an assistant, or treat a
  stranger with graciousness and respect, you throw
  off positive energy. That energy makes an
  impression on the other person that, in turn, is
  passed along to and imprinted on the myriad
  others he or she meets. Such imprints have a
  multiplier effect. And ultimately, those
  favorable impressions find their way back to you.

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Submitting Someone elses work

• Previous Students
• Buying papers online
• Working together
• Having someone write a paper for you

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Tips to Avoid Plagiarism

• Work ahead of time so you have plenty of time to
  complete the assignment
• Read a passage, close the book, and then begin
  writing
• Read a passage, translate it into your native
  language, write a paraphrase in your native
  language, then translate it back to English.
• Use resources on campus (writing labs, tutors,
  etc)
• Cite correctly (APA or MLA formatting)
• If in doubt, cite the material.

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Why it Matters

• K-State Honor and Integrity Council
• Report filed with the office
• If found responsible (whether you meant to
  plagiarize or not), you could have a wide variety
  of penalties (warning, XF in the class, another
  class to take, or suspension/removal from the
  university)

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K-State Honor and Integrity System

• http//www.ksu.edu/honor
• honor_at_ksu.edu
• 532-2595
• 215 Fairchild Hall