BEING A GOOD STUDENT INVOLVES'''

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BEING A GOOD STUDENT INVOLVES...

• Putting lots of effort in
• Starting assignments when you get them
• Ask questions when you are stumped
• Avoiding distractions
• Crediting others when you use their ideas

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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
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The act of taking, using and passing off the
thoughts, writings, inventions etc. of another
person as ones own. Canadian Oxford
DictionaryIf you plagiarize

• It is not honest
• and unfair to honest students
• and gets in the way of your skill development
• Lowers the value of credits and diplomas
• it is stealing intellectual property
• it destroys any trust people have in you
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

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HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?

• Accidentally or Intentionally

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Once you view this presentation, you will

• know the difference between accidental and
  intentional plagiarism
• be fully aware of how to avoid accidental
  plagiarism
• be trained in ensuring your work is your own

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Intentional Plagiarism is...

• copying from someone else who has already written
  on the subject - texts, friends, internet etc.
• downloading written work or images from the
  internet, and copying and pasting even part of it
• copying books and other written stuff
• buying essays or other writings
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

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• It includesletting your mother/father/sibling
  /
• friend/boyfriend/girlfriend/
• grandparent/cat
• do your work for you
• or help you too much
• slide courtesy of JF Ross Resource Centre

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How does your teacher suspect plagiarism? Its
easy! The most common clues are...

• parts of your work demonstrate different levels
  of writing ability.
• ideas suddenly dont fit into the concepts
  surrounding them
• work or images seem professionally done

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What does your teacher do to check it out? He/
she can...

• approach you and ask you about what you know
• ask you to produce the exact sources of the
  written parts that do not seem to be have been
  done by you
• type passages that are suspect into an internet
  search engine to reveal the words you have
  copied, then confront you with the online
  materials

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Example

• A student wroteconsidered a vast,
  saucer-shaped basin, then the teacher found
  this online phrase
• In simple terms, Canada can be considered a
  vast, saucer-shaped basin, bordered by
  mountainous lands etc.
• then compared the students writing to identify
  the whole passage that was copied
• student received a 0

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So what happens if you do plagiarize...

• student automatically receives 0 on the
  projectno debate about it.
• teacher makes reference to Board academic rules
  on copying and plagiarism on the report card
• if early in the semester, student will be
  required to redo the entire project, if
  circumstances allow it
• student loses the trust of the teacher
• teacher may choose to restrict topic choices you
  dont get as much choice so it may be less
  interesting
• all students works are reviewed much more
  thoroughly, which takes away from planning and
  extra help time
• EVERYBODY LOSES

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Lets compare penalties at university or
college...

• Requirement to re-submit new assignment
• partial or total loss of marks for an assignment
  or a course
• An official warning, - sometimes,
• suspension or expulsion
• cancellation of university-funded scholarships or
  bursaries
• A recommendation to revoke or rescind a degree
• Unlikely any other post-secondary institute will
  enrol this student
• Often is a career ender!!!

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So, on a more positive noteHow do you avoid
plagiarism? Use your own words!

• Dont cut and paste text take point form notes
• Copy intended quotes exactly and use ..at the
  same time, note the page number, source and text
  or URL - this is your proof of where you got it!
  
• If online source, print the page if you think
  its a temporary web pagethis is your proof of
  source!
• Summarize anything you read in your own words
• Highlight important facts and ideas
• Add your own thoughts even while note-taking
• Use graphic organizers
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

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WHEN WRITING THE FINAL PRODUCT

• Use your own words
• Summarize
• Paraphrase and cite at the end of sentences
  containing important new ideas (Smith, page 479)
• Quote from the source and cite i.e. (Jones, page
  32)
• Give credit to your sources for all ideas,
  wordings, quotes
• this includes direct quotes, images that are
  copied and pasted and ideas that are NOT common
  knowledge
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

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WHAT IF I CHANGE A FEW WORDS?

• NEW
• The increase of industry, the growth of
  cities, and the explosion of the population were
  three large factors of late nineteenth century
  America. As steam-driven companies became more
  visible in the eastern part, they changed farm
  hands into factory workers
• this slide courtesy of JF Ross Resource Centre

• ORIGINAL
• The rise of industry, the growth of cities,
  and the expansion of the population were the
  three great developments of late nineteenth
  century American history. As new, larger,
  steam-powered factories became a feature of the
  American landscape in the east, they transformed
  farm hands into industrial laborers

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It will not do!it is plagiarism Why? Because

• only a few words have been changed to make it
  look slightly different
• there are no quotation marks for the parts that
  are word- for-word
• there is no credit for the original writer, or
  page reference (a citation)

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What about this? Is it acceptable?

• NEW
• Steam-powered production shifted labour from
  agriculture to manufacturing in nineteenth
  century American cities. (Williams 1)
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

• ORIGINAL
• The rise of industry, the growth of cities,
  and the expansion of the population were the
  three great developments of late nineteenth
  century American history. As new, larger,
  steam-powered factories became a feature of the
  American landscape in the east, they transformed
  farm hands into industrial laborers

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YES !!!Why? It is a summary of the ideas in
your own words and the original author is cited
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HOW DO I CITE A WEBSITE?

• Problem
• There might not be an author given
• Theres no page number
• Solution
• The author is the organization that owns the
  website.
• The page number is the complete URL shown in the
  bar at the top..
• Sometimes the page will also have a title
  These direct your teacher to the citation on your
  bibliography.
• these ideas taken from plagiarism data
  presentation JF Ross Resource Centre

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What if I am asked to show my sources?

• The best way to prove you havent copied is to
  print pages you got your ideas from. The teacher
  can them compare your words to the original
• The easiest way is to save all web pages onto
  desktop or a memory stick
• You should be very aware that some pages that are
  online today are gone tomorrow - at that point,
  you have no proof of your sources
• Remember, you must be able to prove where you got
  information - its your responsibility!

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and finally

• List ALL the sources you
• consulted on your
• References page (APA style) or
• Works Consulted (MLA style)

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Good luck happy researching