Stealing and passing off the ideas or words of another as one's own

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pla j?-riz ?m
The Dictionary Definition

• Stealing and passing off (the ideas or words of
  another) as one's own
• Using (another's production) without crediting
  the source

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pla j?-riz?m

• Concealment is at the heart of plagiarism
  (Posner, 17).

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Plagiarism can take several forms

• Using a direct quote without crediting the source
  or without using quotation marks
• Paraphrasing information without citing the
  source
• Using someone elses work in its entirety and
  presenting it as your own

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Avoid Plagiarism by

• Using quotation marks for direct quotations and
  citing the source
• Putting information in your own words
  (paraphrasing) and citing the source
• Summarizing information and citing the source

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When to Cite

• If you use a direct quote
• If you paraphrase information from a source
• If you use someones factual information
• If you provide someones information to support
  your own idea

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Why use quotations, paraphrases or summaries?

• To strengthen an argument or thesis
• To give examples or points of view
• To add depth or breadth to your writing

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Quoting

• Must match the source word for word
• Must be attributed to the original author
• Must be enclosed in quotation marks
• Must have a page reference

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Paraphrasing

• Putting ideas of another person into your words
  and using your own sentence structure
• Retaining the original meaning
• Attributing the original source

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Paraphrasing

• Paraphrasing Practice

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Summarizing

• Put main thoughts or ideas into your own words
• Shorten a passage without losing its basic
  meaning
• Attribute the ideas to the original source

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When do you NOT have to cite?

• The information is well-known and indisputable
  a fact
• Bunnies are mammals
• George Washington was the first president
• The information is found in dictionaries
• The information is found in many sources
• Global warming is an environmental problem

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Why do people plagiarize?

• Ignorance of citing rules
• Poor note-taking skills
• Too busy or poor time management
• Want a good grade
• Not really interested in the subject
• Everybody is doing it
• Ambition

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What happens if you plagiarize?
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Bibliography

• Lipson, C. (2004). Doing honest work in college.
  Chicago University of Chicago Press.
• Lorenzen, M. (2003). Plagiarism. Retrieved June
  29,2007, from http//www.libraryinstruction.com/pl
  agiarism/lib97plag.ppt
• Posner, R. A. (2007). The little book of
  plagiarism. New York Panthenon Books.
• Washington State University. (2007). Plagiarism.
  Retrieved July 2, 2007, from http//www.wsulibs.ws
  u.edu/plagiarism/what.html