PLAGIARISM

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PLAGIARISM
By Lindy Edwards
Information Technology Specialist Park Center
Senior High
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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

• Plagiarism is when you use another persons
  words, expressions or ideas, but you do not
  acknowledge the source.

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RESEARCH PAPER

• A research paper is not expected to be filled
  with your own original ideas, but rather you are
  seeking out what others have said about the
  topic.
• This means that most of the information in your
  paper will need to be documented.

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Plagiarism occurs when.

• Plagiarism usually occurs during the note-taking
  stage, when it seems easier to copy the exact
  words without indicating that youre quoting
  directly.

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GOOD SCHOLARSHIP

• Careful documentation can be tedious and time
  consuming.
• However, this work is ESSENTIAL to good
  scholarship.

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CITATIONS

• Forms of citation help you to draw a clear line
  between your work and the work of others.
• Citations allows others (including your teacher!)
  to verify your work.

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Always put the source on your note-card as you
  record information.
• Always name/cite your source in the body of your
  paper.

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Enclose quotation marks around all material that
  is directly quoted.
• Cite the information source.

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Paraphrase (restate) material by writing it in
  your own words and style.
• Cite the information source.

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Acknowledge borrowed material with an
  introduction.
• For direct quotations, always use quotation marks
  around the copied material.

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EXAMPLES

• EXAMPLE 1
• According to Hansen (1998, p. 12) ...
• EXAMPLE 2
• Johnson (1999, p. 68) argues that
• EXAMPLE 3
• Smith (1999, p. 68) points out

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WHEN DONT YOU CITE?

• You DONT need to cite a source when the
  information is widely known.
• It is suggested that the information should be
  available in at least THREE resources.

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THIS INCLUDES.

• Information found in dictionaries
• Mathematical facts
• Scientific facts
• Statistics and information that can easily be
  find in several sources, and are not likely to
  vary from source to source

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CITE A SOURCE WHEN...

• you restate an idea, opinion or thesis by an
  author,
• if you restate an experts theory or opinion,
• if you use facts that are not common knowledge,
  or
• if you need to provide an informational or
  explanatory note.

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REMEMBER!

• If you quote an author - even if you are only
  borrowing a single key word - you need to tell
  your reader the origin of the quotation!

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Mark Twain said
Adam was the only man who, when he said a good
thing, knew that nobody had said it before him.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Research Skills Handbook for Secondary
Teachers June 2002