WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
“The act of taking, using and passing off the
thoughts, writings, inventions etc. of another
person as one’s own.”
Canadian Oxford Dictionary
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Dishonest
Unfair to honest students
Prevents own skill development
Devalues the diploma or degree
It’s stealing “intellectual property”
Destroys trust
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?
Unintentionally
Intentionally
INTENTIONALLY!
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Borrowing from someone else
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Downloading (all or part) from
the Internet + copy & paste
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Copying from a book or other
source
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Buying!
Letting your mother/father/sibling/
friend/boyfriend/girlfriend/
grandparent/cat
do your work for you
or help you too much
REPERCUSSIONS
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Teachers lose faith in their students, become wary
and suspicious so…
They limit choices for topics to avoid
opportunities for plagiarism and …
They go over every essay/report much more
thoroughly which …
Takes much more marking time which …
Leaves less time to spend planning good lessons
and helping students.
EVERYBODY LOSES
RESULTS OF PLAGIARISM AT
JOHN F. ROSS C.V.I.
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If plagiarism is found, a 3 step graduated system
of consequences will be applied.
Penalties will increase in severity and eventually
can result in a mark of zero, suspension and/or
loss of credit.
How to avoid plagiarism is taught in classes:
therefore, students cannot claim that their
plagiarism was unintentional.
PENALTIES AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Requirement to submit a new piece of work
or partial or total loss of marks for an
assignment or a course
 An official warning that the next offence
will be punished by suspension or expulsion
from the university
 Rescinding of university-funded
scholarships or bursaries
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Suspension from the university for one or
two years
 A recommendation for expulsion from the
university
 A recommendation to revoke or rescind a
degree
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HOW CAN I USE MY
RESEARCH????
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Take point form notes
Copy intended quotes exactly
and use “ ”
Summarize
Use your own words
Highlight important facts and
ideas
Add your own thoughts even
while note-taking
Use graphic organizers
WHEN WRITING THE FINAL
PRODUCT
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Use your own words
Summarize
Paraphrase and cite (Smith 479)
Quote from the source and cite: ie.
(Jones 32)
Give credit to your sources for all
ideas, wordings, quotes
WHAT IF I CHANGE A FEW
WORDS?
ORIGINAL
The rise of industry, the growth of
cities, and the expansion of the
population were the three great
developments of late nineteenth
century American history. As new,
larger, steam-powered factories
became a feature of the American
landscape in the east, they
transformed farm hands into
industrial laborers…
NEW
The increase of industry, the
growth of cities, and the
explosion of the population
were three large factors of
late nineteenth century
America. As steam-driven
companies became more
visible in the eastern part,
they changed farm hands into
factory workers…
THAT’S PLAGIARISM!
Why?
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Because I have just changed the odd word
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Because there are no quotation marks for
the parts that are word- for-word
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Because there is no credit for the original
writer, or page reference (a citation)
IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?
ORIGINAL
The rise of industry, the growth
of cities, and the expansion of
the population were the three
great developments of late
nineteenth century American
history. As new, larger, steampowered factories became a
feature of the American
landscape in the east, they
transformed farm hands into
industrial laborers…
NEW
Steam-powered production
shifted labour from
agriculture to
manufacturing in
nineteenth century
American cities. (Williams
1)
YES !!!
HOW DO I CITE A WEBSITE?
Problem:
 There might not be an author given
 There’s no page number
Solution:
Use the first 2 or 3 words of the title of the page or
the file name (the end of the URL) These will
direct your teacher to the citation on your
bibliography.
Example: (Welcome to Canada’s…) or
(Climate.html)
…and
finally…
List ALL the sources you
consulted on your
References page (APA style) or
Works Consulted (MLA style)