Title: PLAGIARISM
1Main Entry plagiarizeFunction verbInflected
Form(s) -rized -rizingEtymology
plagiaryDate 1716transitive senses to steal
and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one's own use (another's production) without
crediting the sourceintransitive senses to
commit literary theft present as new and
original an idea or product derived from an
existing source
2First Question to Discuss
- Why would a graduate student consider committing
plagiarism?
3Second Question to Discuss
- What reasons would a graduate student give for
not committing plagiarism?
4Understanding Plagiarism
- ENCOURAGES HONESTY
- Personal confidence
- Professional ethics
- Fairness to authors
- Desire to learn
- Fear or guilt
- Time pressure
- Cheating is dangerous
- Need Knowledge
- CONTRIBUTES TO PLAGIARISM
- Negative personal attitude
- Grade pressure
- Multiple task pressure
- Lack of awareness
- Lack of knowledge
Love, P., Simmons J. Factors influencing
cheating and plagiarism among graduate students
in a college of education. College Student
Journal. 1998 Dec. 32(4) 539-51.
5AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
What are some techniques that you can use to
avoid plagiarism?
- brainstorming for your own ideas
- taking notes
- being organized
- starting research early
- editing thoroughly
- citing properly
6CITING SOURCES
Why is citing important?
- Avoid plagiarism.
- Find sources that influenced your research.
- Use a uniform style to have less errors.
- Ensure proper credit is given to appropriate
authors. - Show the breadth and depth of your research.
- Demonstrate attention to professional quality
research.
7CITATION STYLES
- ICMJE International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors - http//www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements
.html - CITING EXERCISE
- Journal Article
- Website
8JOURNAL ARTICLE ICMJE STYLE
- EXAMPLE
- More than six authors Parkin DM, Clayton D,
Black RJ, Masuyer E, Friedl HP, Ivanov E, et al.
Childhood leukaemia in Europe after Chernobyl 5
year follow-up. Br J Cancer 1996731006- 12. - Findley SE, Irigoyen M, See D, Sanchez M, Chen S,
Sternfels P, et al. Community-provider
partnerships to reduce immunizations disparities
Field report from northern Manhattan. Am J Public
Health 2003 July 93(7)1041-1044.
9WEB PAGE ICMJE STYLE
- EXAMPLE
- Part of a homepage/Web site
- American Medical Association homepage on the
Internet. Chicago The Association c1995-2002
updated 2001 Aug 23 cited 2002 Aug 12. AMA
Office of Group Practice Liaison about 2
screens. Available from http//www.ama-assn.org/
ama/pub/category/1736.html - Center for Disease and Control. homepage on the
Internet. Atlanta, Ga. updated December 30,
2004 Emergency Preparedness Response 1
screen Available from URL http//www.bt.cdc.gov
/disasters/
10Identifying and Citing Articles Exercise
Final Exercise
11Final Thoughts
- Questions?
- Sign attendance sheet.
- Complete one-minute paper.