Christine G.

Balmes
Cristian S. Mendoza
Maika E. Laguartilla
Plagiarism is the act of stealing
someone else's work and attempting
to "pass it off" as your own. This can
apply to anything, from term papers to
photographs to songs, even ideas!

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
(http://www.m-w.com), to plagiarize means
transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the
ideas or words of another) as one's own :
use (another's production) without
crediting the source

intransitive senses : to commit literary theft :
present as new and original an idea or
product derived from an existing source


Why is plagiarism important? Who
really cares?
Plagiarism is theft of intellectual property.
Plagiarism is cheating.
Plagiarism may result in receiving a failing grade or
zero for the assignment. Plagiarism could result in a
disciplinary referral. Students caught plagiarizing
may be denied admittance to or removal from the
National Honor Society.


Some of the things that you think you know about
plagiarism may be wrong.

It does not matter if the person whose work you
have cited is alive or dead. If it is not your own
idea, you must cite your source!

If you translate or paraphrase something, you
must still give a citation.

If you use a picture from the Internet, you must
cite the source.



Two types of plagiarism:

Intentional
Copying a friends work
Buying or borrowing papers
Cutting and pasting blocks of text from electronic sources without
documenting
Media borrowingwithout documentation
Web publishing without permissions of creators

Unintentional
Careless paraphrasing
Poor documentation
Quoting excessively
Failure to use your own voice

WHY TALK ABOUT PLAGIARISM?
First reason:
Plagiarism is theft
Second reason:
Plagiarism prevents learning

Third reason:
Plagiarism violates university policies and
the law
Fourth reason:
Plagiarism violates academic integrity
principles

FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED
PLAGIARISM:
turning in someone else's work as your own

copying words or ideas from someone else
without giving credit
failing to put a quotation in quotation marks

giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation

changing words but copying the sentence structure of a
source without giving credit

copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes
up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not


Reasons that Students Cheat
Immense Pressure
Parental
Social
Peer
Personal

Grades are heavily stressed
Less emphasis on learning than on performance
They can get away with it


What cant you do? And How to
Avoid Plagiarism.
Copy any direct quotations from your source
material without providing quotation marks or
crediting your source.

Acknowledge borrowed material with an
introduction and citing the source page
number: According to Smith, Smith point
out, , etc.


http://secondary.oslis.org/learnresearch/research/citesource/plagiarism
Copy another paper, either from someone
else or your own paper from a previous
assignment.

Use your own thoughts, words, and ideas.

Copyright Infringement
Using the intellectual property of others
without seeking permission.

Even by citing your source and giving
attribution to the creator, copyright
infringement can be claimed if the owner
chooses to file a complaint.

Fair Use
Fair use offers a set of guidelines with which
the courts can refer when judging a copyright
infringement claim.

What are Citations?
Citations are a method for telling the reader
where you found your information

Citations are also a way for the reader to locate
more information on the paper topic

Paraphrasing a Source
Paraphrasing is putting the authors words into
your own words.

Paraphrasing is not changing or deleting a
couple of words in an authors statement.






Paraphrases must mention the persons name
and be cited using the format specified by your
instructor.

Paraphrasing Tips
Read the authors paragraph and then look away while
writing the concept in your own words and your own style

Do not use a thesaurus to change the authors words

If you still recognize the authors work, then you havent
paraphrased

Consequences of plagiarism
Academic

Penalties Imposed by Instructors
Lower grade for assignment, or failing in
course




Professional

Discrediting of work
Loss of license/ability to practice
Censure by profession/field

You lose, by losing out on the chance to learn as a student,
and by loss of professional status/abilities as a professional


How to Prevent Plagiarism?
Do not cut & paste information into your
document

Inform the reader by using citations each time
you write something you didnt know before
you started the paper


Use a note taking system that will allow you to
organize your sources

Check the citations when you are finished writing

Dont wait until the night before the paper is due to
research or to write it


Note Taking & Citations
Make a copy of the document so you can
accurately quote or paraphrase the information
later.

Color code, label, or highlight notes so it is clear
which are your ideas or thoughts and which are
the authors.



Clearly note source information for each
source: author, title of work, title of
publication, publisher, date, issue, and page
number (if applicable).


THANK YOU !!!