Plagiarism
Powerpoint by Dr. Lee Kem
Graduate Assignments
• Develop a topic based on
what has already been said
or written
BUT
• Write something new and
original
• Rely on experts’ and
authorities’ opinions
• Improve on and/or disagree
with those same opinions
• Give credit to previous
researchers
• Make your own significant
contribution
• Improve your English to fit
into a discourse community
by building on what you
hear and read
• Use your own words and
your own voice
https://owl.english/purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
• WHY BE CONCERNED ABOUT PLAGERISM??
– See handout
What is Plagiarism?
• According to Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary:
– To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of
another) as one’s own
– To use (another’s production) without crediting
the source
– To commit literary theft
– To present as new and original an idea or product
derived from an existing source
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview
Can words and ideas really be stolen?
• According to U.S. law, yes. The expression of
original ideas is considered intellectual
property. They are, just like original
inventions, protected by copyright laws.
» http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview
What is 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
•
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview
Types of Plagiarism
• Clone: Submitting another’s work, word-forword, as one’s own
• CTRL-C: Contains significant portions of text from
a single source without alterations
• FIND-REPLACE: Changing key words and phrases
but retaining the essential content of the source
• REMIX: Paraphrases from multiple sources, made
to fit together
• RECYCLE: Borrows generously from the writer’s
previous work without citation
Types of Plagiarism (continued)
• Hybrid: Combines perfectly cited sources with copied
passages without citation
• Mashup: Mixes copied material from multiple sources
• 404 Error: Includes citations to non-existent or
inaccurate information about sources
• Aggregator: Includes proper citation to sources but the
paper contains almost no original work
• Re-Tweet: Includes proper citation, but relies too
closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF5eFeJMplA
10 Types of Plagiarism
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF5eFeJMplA
• This video discusses the different types of Plagiarism listed in
the previous slides.
•
From 10 Types of Plagiarism
WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
1. Understand how to paraphrase a text
2. How to document or cite a source (use APA
formatting)
3. How to use research so paper contains
original content
How can you ----• Understand how to paraphrase a text?
• How to document or cite a source (use APA
formatting)?
• How to use research so paper contains original
content?
• On the hdl webpage at the bottom of the page:
• APA Resources- APA style and Writing resources
• Other APA and Writing/Research Information
• http://libguides.murraystate.edu/content.php?pid=194035&sid=1626381
• http://libguides.murraystate.edu/content.php?pid=194035&sid=1626379
• http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview
• http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/plagiarism/
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHIA5bMnio
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6NxvwP41U
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYHTLzSzs0