PLAGIARISM DONT DO IT

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PLAGIARISM DONT DO IT!!!

• A Presentation of
• Charlotte Wood Middle School
• 2005 - 2006
• Adapted by Linda Roshay - English and History -
  Grade 7

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School Policy

• The school has the following policies regarding
  academic honesty
• Both plagiarism and cheating are listed as
  punishable offenses in the schools discipline
  policy.

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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.

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Catching the plagiarist

• The computer and the internet has made plagiarism
  easier with access to, search engines, on-line
  encyclopedias, term paper mills, etc.
• Teachers can often spot plagiarized words and
  ideas. But new tools have been developed to
  assist teachers.
• In response, websites have been developed which
  help teachers analyze papers and develop
  strategies to prevent plagiarism.

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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.
• What is your source?
• WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

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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.
• What is your source?
• WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

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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. What is your source?
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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.
• What is your source?
• 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 person write a paper for
  you.
• Presenting false data or data that has been
  fabricated.
• Submitting the same paper for more than one
  teacher or purpose, without the expressed consent
  of all the teachers 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.

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Many teachers and schools are using web sites to
assist them, to stop student plagiarism.
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, Write Source 2000 books, Prentice Hall
  Writing and Grammar books, or websites with
  current MLA format, for proper documentation. We
  suggest that you follow the examples listed on
  Charlotte Wood schools website.
• Charlotte Wood http//cwms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/
• First click on Media Center, then find Student
  Resources list and click on Citing a Source and
  follow the directions.

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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. What is your
  source! Cite your sources!
• It must state clearly where you got your charts,
  diagrams, photos, graphics, and media (including
  sound, video and digital images. Cite your
  sources!

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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. tingcenter/plagarism.htm
• Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of
  Scholarship. UCDavis Student Judicial Affairs.
  2001. 8 August 2001. .htm
• 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.
• Special thanks to Carol Miller and June Olson of
  Phoenix, AZ, Mountain Pointe High School for
  giving permission to adapt their plagiarism power
  point.