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Title: PLAGIARISM DONT DO IT


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PLAGIARISM DONT DO IT!!!
  • A Presentation of theMountain Pointe English
    Department
  • Carol Miller and June Olson
  • 2005 - 2006

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District Policy
  • The District Governing Board has made the
    following changes to its policies regarding
    student plagiarism
  • Both plagiarism and cheating are listed as
    punishable offenses in each schools discipline
    policy.
  • Plagiarism is specified as a violation in the
    Technology Use Agreement signed by all students
    and their parents.

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Plagiarism What is it?
  • List as many examples of plagiarism and
    cheatingas you can think of.

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Plagiarismwhat is it?
  • Based on the examples you brainstormed, what is
    your definition of plagiarism?

Heres Websters definition
Plagiarism
According to Webster's New World Dictionary, to
plagiarize is to "take the ideas, writings, etc.
from another and pass them off as one's own"
(570). When you do this, you are committing a
form of academic dishonesty, a form of cheating.
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Plagiarism can also be defined as
Cheating or Deception

If you attempt to use another person's work as if
it were your own, without adequate
acknowledgement of the original source, it is
plagiarism.
If this is done in work that you submit for a
grade, then you are attempting to deceive your
teacher, your parents, or anyone reading the
paper.
In other words, plagiarism is cheating, and it is
deceitful in that you are trying to claim the
credit for something that is not your own work.
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Why is plagiarism wrong?
  • If you plagiarize, you are cheating yourself.
  • Plagiarism is dishonest because it
    misrepresents the work of another as your own.
  • You don't learn to write out your thoughts in
    your own words, and you don't get specific
    feedback geared to your individual needs and
    skills.
  • Academic dishonesty affects others perception
    of your integrity.
  • Unintentional plagiarism is still cheating.

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Is it really such a big problem?
  • According to the website Plagiarism.org,
  • Recent studies indicate that approximately 30
    percent of all students may be plagiarizing on
    every written assignment they complete.
  • According to that same site, the problem is
    extensive in Arizona.

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Catching the plagiarist
  • The internet has made plagiarism easier with
    access to term paper mills, search engines,
    encyclopedias, etc.
  • In response, websites have been developed which
    help teachers analyze papers and develop
    strategies to prevent plagiarism.
  • Your teacher will require you to submit your
    assignments to turnitin.com, a plagiarism
    analysis website.

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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
  • Cite anything copied, adapted, or
    paraphrased.
  • Avoid using others' work with minor
    "cosmetic" changes.
  • Beware of "common knowledge."
  • Although information on the internet is free,
    you are not free to use it without proper
    citation. There are no freebies.

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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
  • Plan ahead. Dont leave assignments to the
    last minute!
  • Use your own words and ideas.
  • This is a skill that improves with practice.
  • It requires an understanding of the topic
  • It requires that you give yourself credit for
    your own abilities.

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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
  • Give credit for copied, adapted, or paraphrased
    material.
  • If you repeat another's exact words, you MUST use
    quotation marks and cite the source.
  • If you adapt a chart or paraphrase a sentence,
    you must still cite.
  • Paraphrase means that you restate the author's
    ideas, meaning, and information in your own
    words.
  • WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

12
Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
Avoid using others' work with minor "cosmetic"
changes.
  • Examples
  • using "less" for "fewer"
  • reversing the order of a sentence
  • changing terms in a computer
  • code
  • altering a spread sheet layout
  • WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

If the work is essentially the same, give credit.
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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
  • There are no "freebies."
  • ALWAYS cite words, information, and ideas you
    learned in your research.
  • No matter where you find it even in an
    encyclopedia or on the Internet you must cite
    it.
  • WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
  • Beware of "common knowledge."
  • You don't have to cite "common knowledge, BUT
    the fact must really be commonly known. George
    Washington was the first U.S. president is common
    knowledge George Washington was an expert
    dancer is not common knowledge
  • WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

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Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty
  • Having a friend/other write a paper for you.
  • Presenting false data or data that has been
    fabricated.
  • Submitting the same paper for more than one
    course or purpose, without the expressed consent
    of all the instructors involved.
  • Submitting individual work from a group
    assignment that is not in your own words.
  • Borrowing all or part of another students paper
    or using someone elses outline to write your own
    paper with or without that students knowledge.
    turnitin.com will catch that your paper has been
    copied!

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Turnitin.com Sample
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How do I cite the sources?
  • If you wish to avoid accusations of plagiarism,
    you must cite your sources properly. Consult
    resources, such as websites with current MLA
    format, for proper documentation. We suggest
    that you follow the examples listed on the
    schools website.
  • Mountain Pointe http//tuhsd.k12.az.us/Mountain_P
    ointe_HS/
  • Click on Academics, then English.

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In conclusion, dont get paranoid
  • But when you present a work for a grade
  • It must be entirely your own work, written by you
    in your own words, and containing your own
    interpretations, ideas, approaches, etc.
  • It must state clearly where you got other
    people's words or major ideas.
  • It must state clearly where you got your charts,
    diagrams, photos, graphics, and media (including
    sound, video and digital images.

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PLAGIARISM DONT DO IT!!!
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Recommended Resources
  • http//www.hamilton.edu/academic/Resource/WC/Avoid
    ingPlagiarism.html
  • http//www.indiana.edu/wts/wts/plagiarism.html
  • http//www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
  • http//alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/janicke/plagiary.htm

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Sources Cited
  • Avoiding Plagiarism. Virtual Writing Center. 8
    August 2001. lthttp//www.madison.tec.wi.us/is/wri
    tingcenter/plagarism.htmgt
  • Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of
    Scholarship. UCDavis Student Judicial Affairs.
    2001. 8 August 2001. lthttp//sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid
    .htmgt
  • Plagiarism.org. 8 August 2001. www.plagiarism.org
  • Special thanks to Sheila Walrath of Marcos de
    Niza for giving permission to adapt her
    plagiarism power point.
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