PLAGIARISM

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• PLAGIARISM

Main 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
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First Question to Discuss

• Why would a graduate student consider committing
  plagiarism?

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Second Question to Discuss

• What reasons would a graduate student give for
  not committing plagiarism?

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Understanding 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.
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AVOIDING 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

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CITING 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.

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CITATION STYLES

• ICMJE International Committee of Medical Journal
  Editors
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements
  .html
• CITING EXERCISE
• Journal Article
• Website

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JOURNAL 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.

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WEB 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/

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Identifying and Citing Articles Exercise
Final Exercise

• EXERCISE 3

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Final Thoughts

• Questions?
• Sign attendance sheet.
• Complete one-minute paper.