Plagiarism Tutorial

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Plagiarism Tutorial

• You Quote It, You Note It

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Why Should I Bother With This Tutorial?

• Plagiarism is a big deal, and its not something
  you want to find out about the hard way
• Researching ethically is also researching
  efficiently not only will you learn how to avoid
  plagiarism, but youll pick up some good research
  tips too.

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In this tutorial, youll find out

• Why its essential to start your research early
• The difference between paraphrasing and quoting,
  and how to do both properly
• When to cite, what to cite, and how to cite
• Where to get help

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How Long Will It Take?

• About 10 Minutes

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Plagiarism what is it?

• First of all, you need to find out what
  plagiarism is exactly

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Is This Plagiarism?Yes or No
Copying a direct quotation into your paper,
placing quotation marks around it, and crediting
the source.
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This is NOT Plagiarism
You are Right! This is not plagiarism because
there are quotation marks around the copied
information and the source is credited.
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How about this?Yes or No

• Taking someones ideas or words, putting them
  into your own words, and crediting the source.

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NO, this is NOT plagiarism

• This is paraphrasing.
• Paraphrasing is fine as long as you credit the
  source and the paraphrase is entirely in your own
  words - just changing a couple of words here and
  there doesnt cut it.

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Other types of plagiarism to be aware of

• Having a friend write a paper for you or using
  someone elses paper as your own.
• Submitting one of your own papers or assignments
  for more than one class.
• Downloading or buying a term paper from the web.

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Even if unintentional, plagiarism is still a
serious academic offence.

• Students who plagiarize can

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Redo the Assignment

• If the plagiarism is minor and truly
  unintentional, you might only have to rewrite
  your entire essay.

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Fail the assignment

• If the plagiarism is extensive and/or deliberate,
  you might get an F on the paper.

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Fail the Class
If the plagiarism is extensive and deliberate,
you could fail the entire course.
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Be Expelled from School
Extremely serious or repeated cases of plagiarism
can result in expulsion from school.
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Tip Begin Early

• Research takes time.
• In addition to the time needed to search for,
  evaluate and read sources, you also need to
  remember to allow time to get help if you need
  it, request interlibrary loans, and recall books.

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Research Assignment is due in 2 days and you
havent even started. What should you do?

• Search the Web
• Submit a paper you already wrote
• Hit the Library

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Search the Web?
It is tempting to head straight for Google or
another search engine, but bypassing the library
and relying solely on the free web for research
is a bad idea. The library and its website are
full of useful scholarly information resources
and people who can help you find it quickly.
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Submit a paper you already wrote?

• Bad Idea.
• While this is not plagiarism per se, it is
  academic dishonesty and subject to the same
  consequences as plagiarism.
• You need your teachers permission to recycle a
  paper you have already written for another
  assignment.

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Hit the Library!!!
Absolutely! Print and online resources at the
library give you access to the BEST information
and you can get help from the library staff too.
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Tip Document your sources immediately!

• Documenting a source means recording information
  that allows another person to locate the source
  you have used for your paper things such as
  author, title, date, page number, etc.
• This information is then inserted into your essay
  as an in-text reference, note, or bibliography
  entry, depending on the style you are using.
• (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
• This is also called citing.

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You have the perfect quotation, but cant
remember where you got it. What should you do?

• Put it in anyway?
• Make up a citation for it?
• Paraphrase it?
• Try to find the source again.

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Put it in anyway?

• No way!
• Using a quotation or idea without crediting the
  source is plagiarism.

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Make up a citation for it?

• Making up a source is academic dishonesty!

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Paraphrase it?

• Nice try, but NO.
• Paraphrasing a quotation or idea without
  crediting the source is plagiarism.

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Try to find the source again

• That is right!
• All other options are plagiarism.

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Common Knowledge

• Things that are considered common knowledge do
  not need to be cited.
• Citing giving credit to a source.

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Common or Not?

• John A. MacDonald was Canadas first Prime
  Minister.
• William Shakespeare was born in England in the
  16th Century.
• Asthma affects many children in Canada.

• John A. MacDonald was appointed returning officer
  for Ward 3 of Kingston, Ontario in 1838.
• Shakespeare probably earned about 200 pounds a
  year from his work in the theater.
• Asthma rates in Canada have increased from 6.5 to
  8.4 percent in 2001.

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Misconceptions

• Its not plagiarism if you paraphrase
• Put anything in quotation marks its not
  plagiarism if you acknowledge that its a
  quotation.
• Dont worry about plagiarism if you use the web
  things on the web are public domain.

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Its not plagiarism if you paraphrase
True, but ONLY if you paraphrase properly (ALL
your own words and sentence structure, and not
just a few words changed) AND cite the source.
Otherwise, its plagiarism.
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Put anything in quotations

• True, but ONLY if you cite the source!
• Putting something in quotation marks isnt
  enough.
• You still have to tell your reader where you
  found it.
• Use direct quotations sparingly, and quote only
  when you have to.
• The majority of the paper should be your own
  words.

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Dont worry if you use the web

• WRONG!!!
• Using things from the web is no different than
  using print sources you still have to quote or
  paraphrase AND cite the source.
• Just because something is on the web doesnt mean
  its in the public domain and even if it IS,
  you still have to give proper credit if you use
  it.

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Citation Styles

• Turabian
• Chicago
• MLA used at RHS
• APA

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MLA

• A quotation uses exactly the same words and puts
  them in quotation marks.
• A paraphrase uses an authors idea, but expresses
  it in your own words without quotation marks,
  since its no longer a word-for-word quotation.
• Just changing a few words from the original
  doesnt count.

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Is This Quotation Plagiarism?

• My Essay
• by RHS Student
• Many Irish people emigrated to other countries
  in the late nineteenth century. All classes,
  religions, and regions were drained by
  emigration, but the intensity of overseas
  movement was the greatest from the poorer
  countries of the western seaboard.

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Yes, this is plagiarism

• The quotation is not in quotation marks
• The source is not cited.

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Corrected Passage

• My Essay
• by RHS Student
• Many Irish people emigrated to other countries
  in the late nineteenth century. All classes,
  religions, and regions were drained by
  emigration, but the intensity of overseas
  movement was the greatest from the poorer
  countries of the western seaboard (Fitzpatrick
  214).
• Works Cited
• David Fitzpatrick, Ireland since 1870, in The
  Oxford History Illustrated of Ireland, ed. R.F.
  Foster. New York Oxford University Press, 1989.

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Is This Paraphrase Plagiarism?

• My Essay
• by RHS Student
• Many Irish people emigrated to other countries
  in the late nineteenth century. Although people
  from all walks of Irish life emigrated, most
  were from the poor regions of the west.

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Yes, this is plagiarism

• Used own words and sentence structure, BUT
• Forgot to cite the source.

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Corrected Passage

• My Essay
• by RHS Student
• Many Irish people emigrated to other countries
  in the late nineteenth century. Although people
  from all walks of Irish life emigrated, most
  were from the poor regions of the west
  (Fitzpatrick 214).
• Works Cited
• David Fitzpatrick, Ireland since 1870, in The
  Oxford History Illustrated of Ireland, ed. R.F.
  Foster. New York Oxford University Press, 1989.

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What Have You Learned?
Start Research Early
Give Credit where Credit is due.
Incorporate Information Using Quotations or
Paraphrases.
Discover how to use MLA citation style to cite
information.
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Thanks for Listening!

• Remember
• You can always get help from your teacher or from
  the library if you have questions.
• Every student has his or her very own librarian!