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Academic Integrity

• It is important that all students maintain
  academic integrity (as outlined in the student
  handbook and UWS policies) in all aspects dealing
  with the preparation and submission of material
  for which they wish receive credit at UW-L!

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Academic Integrity

• In addition to the possibility of losing points
  and receiving a disciplinary sanction, engaging
  in academic misconduct carries with it a much
  more serious penalty The loss of your own
  personal integrity, which identifies who and what
  you are!

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Academic Integrity

• Although the pressure to maintain a good grade
  point average can often tempt a student to take
  short cuts that clearly constitute academic
  misconduct, resist this temptation!

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Academic Integrity

• It is simply not worth the risk that you might
  end up ruining your reputation and chances of
  achieving your career goals!
• Note Although disciplinary actions resulting
  from academic misconduct do not normally appear
  on a students transcript

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Academic Integrity

• Admission Officers who review applications for
  professional programs (e.g., Medical School,
  Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, etc.) often call
  universities to ask if an applicant has every
  been convicted of a charge of academic misconduct!

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Academic Integrity

• An answer of Yes to this question can be very
  damaging to an applicant for such a position in
  view of the obvious requirement that research
  scientists and health care providers (by the very
  nature of their jobs) must maintain the highest
  standards of honesty and personal integrity!

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Academic Integrity

• Therefore, let us examine the problem of
  plagiarism, what constitutes plagiarism and how
  it can be avoided!
• Note Please realize that deliberate plagiarism
  constitutes one of the most serious forms of
  Academic Misconduct that can result in a
  disciplinary sanction!

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Academic Integrity
Note According to Part I Academic Misconduct,
Chapter UWS 14, ss.UWS 14.05, 14.06 or 14.07 a
disciplinary sanction for academic misconduct may
include (among others) receiving a failing grade
in the course!
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• To that end, remember that you must always
  correctly and accurately acknowledge in your
  paper the source of any information, ideas,
  facts, figures, etc. taken from others.

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• To fail to accurately acknowledge the correct
  authorship of any material you include in your
  paper is plagiarism, which constitutes academic
  dishonesty, a violation of the Student Honor Code!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Thus, it is very important that you pay close
  attention to the actual authorship of any
  information you cite in your paper, which means
  that you must be very careful to obtain and read
  any reference that is cited in your paper and
  appears in your Literature Cited!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• To include information in your paper and
  attribute its authorship to a source that you
  have not actually obtained and read constitutes
  Academic Misconduct since you are attempting to
  get credit for work not actually performed!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Also be careful to avoid the
• He said, but actually she said pitfall
• That is, incorrectly giving credit for
  information or a direct quotation you use in your
  paper to the author or authors of a source from
  which you obtain this information or quotation

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How To Avoid Plagiarism
when the author or authors of the paper, book,
Internet source, etc. you are using indicate that
this information has come from another source,
which they properly acknowledge
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• For an example how this can happen if you are
  not careful see the following You are reading
  an article by Jones (2008) that contains the
  following statement
• Prior to the 1800s, mountain lions were found
  in New York State (Smith 2005).

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• In this case, even though the article you are
  reading was written by Jones, he is giving proper
  credit to the source of this information, that
  is, the original author (Smith 2005).

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Thus, you cannot include this information in
  your paper and then cite its authorship as Jones
  2008 The information actually came from Smith
  2005!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• What should you do in such cases?
• You have two choices

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How To Avoid Plagiarism
(1) The best option is to find the original
article by Smith (2005), read it, and include
this information in your paper, giving credit for
its authorship to Smith (2005), making sure you
attach a photocopy or computer print out of the
article or its abstract to your completed paper!
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How To Avoid Plagiarism
(2) Alternatively, you can use the following
format Prior to the 1800s, mountain lions were
found in New York State (Smith 2005 as cited in
Jones 2008).
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Note that the as cited in Jones 2008 lets the
  reader know that Smith (2005) is real source of
  this piece of information about mountain lions,
  that you did not actually read Smiths (2005)
  original article, and that you are not claiming
  that you did, thereby avoiding a possible charge
  of Academic Misconduct!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• In addition to making sure that you acknowledge
  the correct authorship of any material you
  include in your paper you must also be careful
  not to use the exact words of another author
  without enclosing them in quotation marks!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• To do so constitutes plagiarism (even if you
  cite that author), as is using whole sentences
  (or strings of more than three words) from
  another author (cited or not) in which you simply
  change a word or two!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism
Lets look at some examples of plagiarism... Origin
al Text from Jones 2004 Skin color can be green
or brown, with two or three rows of dark spots on
the dorsal surface.
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How To Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarized Text Skin color can be green or
brown, with two or three rows of dark spots on
the dorsal surface (Jones 2004).
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Even though the authorship of the information is
  correctly cited, it has been copied word-for-word
  but not enclosed in quotation marks

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How To Avoid Plagiarism
As is using whole sentences from another author
(cited or not) in which you simply change a word
or two!
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How To Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarized Version The color of the skin is
green with brownish spots on the upper surface
(Jones 2004). Note Changing a few words still
constitutes plagiarism!
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Or using a string or strings of more than three
  words,
• That is, more than three consecutive words in a
  row from another author (cited or not) without
  enclosing them in quotation marks!

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Plagiarized Version Skin color is green or
brownish, and there are dark spots on the dorsal
surface (Jones 2004).
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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Any of these actions constitutes plagiarism as
  well as a violation of the Student Honor Code and
  UWS policy!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• What should I do if I feel that I cannot put
  information in my own words?
• If you feel that you cannot put the information
  you have obtained from a reference in to your own
  words

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Either leave it out or put it in quotation marks
  (and cite the authorship).
• Extensive use of quotation marks is not
  considered good scientific writing, but at least
  you are not opening yourself up to a charge of
  plagiarism!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Remember, the Species Account portion of the
  writing assignment is worth a maximum of 2
  points!
• Why risk losing 10-20 points or receiving a
  disciplinary sanction for Academic Misconduct to
  get 2 points extra credit?

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• And dont forget that you must obtain photo
  copies or computer print outs of the first page
  or abstract of any primary literature references
  you are citing and submitting for credit and
  include them with your finished paper!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Also remember that if you cite any references
  that you have not actually obtained and read, you
  will be guilty of having committed Academic
  Misconduct for claiming credit for work not
  actually performed!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• If you have any doubts at all as to what
  constitutes plagiarism (or any other issues that
  might result in a loss of points), ask your
  instructor before you hand in your work for
  credit well before the deadline for the
  assignment appears!

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

• Remember, the Signature Page includes a promise
  to do so - So if you do not ask and end up doing
  something that results in a loss of points or
  disciplinary sanction for Academic Misconduct,
  you simply cannot say I didnt understand!