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Title: Plagiarism


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Plagiarism
  • What is it and how to avoid it

Gina Wilson and Jenny Fererro Child Development,
Palomar College
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What is Plagiarism?
  • Plagiarism is taking anothers work and using it
    as if it were your own.

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Types of Plagiarism


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Types of Plagiarism
  • 1 Direct Plagiarism-
  • Copying papers directly from another source
    (books, articles, websites, fellow students, etc.)
  • 2 Cut and Paste Plagiarism-
  • Copying sentences, or parts of sentences from
    another and using them in your paper, without
    using quotation marks or citing correctly

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Types of Plagiarism
  • 3 Failure to Cite Plagiarism-
  • Using anothers ideas, research, statistics,
    etc. (even if you have put them in your own
    words) without using appropriate in-text
    citations and listing each source on your
    reference page.

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Plagiarism may be intentional or accidental
  • But either way, it is still unethical, illegal,
    and unacceptable.
  • You are responsible for knowing what constitutes
    plagiarism, and how to avoid it.
  • Any cases of plagiarism in this class will
    result in a failing grade for the assignment, or
    the course, at the instructors discretion.
  • Please see the Palomar College Student Code
    of Conduct for more information.

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Intentional Plagiarism
  • Some students may knowingly plagiarize because
    they are trying to take a short cut to getting
    an assignment done. They may be lazy, or run out
    of time to do the assignment correctly. Others
    may want a grade they think they are unable to
    obtain on their own.

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Accidental Plagiarism
  • Many students plagiarize without intentionally
    doing so because
  • They do not know the correct rules on using
    quotes, in-text citations, and listing sources on
    the reference page.
  • They do not understand the material they are
    trying to summarize and write about, so they use
    the same, or similar wording.

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How to Avoid Plagiarizing
When it is time to write a paper where you must
use information from books, articles, and
website, remember the following tips

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Be sure to put all information in your own words
  • Avoid reading information from your source and
    then directly trying to write about it in your
    paper. You will be too tempted to use that
    authors words. Read the information and then
    look away, take notes recording the key
    information from your memory. Then, use your
    notes to write your paper in your own words.

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Have a clear understanding of the topic and
information you are writing about
  • It is tempting to use another authors wording
    when you do not know how to explain the topic
    yourself. Avoid this by allowing plenty of time
    to research your topic. Ask your professor, a
    librarian, or writing center tutor if you come
    across information in your research that you do
    not understand.

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Avoid trying to use quotes
  • Some students think that the more quotes they
    have in their paper, the better their paper will
    be. This is not true. For most college-level
    papers, quotes should be used sparingly. Teachers
    want to read a paper written by you, not a bunch
    of quotes from other sources.

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Learn how to cite your sources correctly
  • Child Development and Psychology departments
    use APA format. Use the APA format information
    provided to learn how to cite quotes, use in-text
    citations, and list sources on your reference
    page. If you are unclear on how to cite
    information or how to use APA format, contact a
    librarian, the Writing Center, or your professor.

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Allow plenty of time
  • Give yourself plenty of time to write your
    paper so you can do so correctly and have time to
    ask for help if needed.
  • Starting early will also allow you time to
    proofread your paper and make sure that your
    sentences have clearly been written by you, in
    your own words.

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The following websites were used in the creation
of this PowerPoint and may contain additional
useful information
  • DePauw University plagiarism information
  • University of Delaware Preventing Plagiarism
  • Concordia University plagiarism page
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