Do you know the rules?
What is plagiarism?
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From the Latin plagiarius,
“kidnapper, seducer, plunderer.”
Plagiarism is the stealing of
other’s thoughts, words,
creations ― intentionally or
unintentionally ―and
passing it on as your own.
Some examples of plagiarism
Quoting directly from a work without using
quote marks
 Cutting and pasting text from the web without
giving the source
 Paraphrase an author line by line without giving
him credit
 Use someone else’s unique idea without
citing your source
(if you can’t find this idea in two or more
sources, then it’s unique)
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Source: William Badke, Research Strategies
Cite:
verb meaning to “quote a book or author
as evidence for an argument.”
Buxton, Lindbert and Hillard, 2009
You must include information in your
paper to show where you found this
quote, statistic or idea.
To cite or not to cite…
You may not need to cite information if it is
common knowledge.
The world is round.
San Antonio is a city in Texas.
If you’re stating your
own thoughts, you don’t
need to cite resources.
You MUST cite your resource if ..
The facts may be debatable or
controversial.
 You are using statistics and research
from another individual’s work. (for
example, US Census data)
 Anything that you cut and paste from
another person’s work.
 Anything not your own words or
historical fact.

You can find plagiarism…
In writing …
In art:
“Yes, professor.
I painted this.”
In the culinary arts …
Why John McCain lost the all important
culinary vote: his wife Cindy stole recipes
from the Food Network!
In politics
KINNOCK at Labour Party conference :
“Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations
to be able to get to university? Was it because our
predecessors were thick?”
BIDEN in presidential campaign:
“Why is it that Joe Biden is the first in
his family ever to go a university? …
Is it because our fathers and mothers
were not bright?”
Telegraph.co.uk, Joe Biden plagiarized Kinnock speech. Knocked out of Presidential Race
Copying an idea is plagiarism
ASAHI:
Parody of an
original art
work
KIRIN:
Copying the
idea
Shameless copycat or
coincidence?
“Our logo is unique and
distinguishable in numerous aspects
from the Apple logo…. Are you
suggesting anyone using any variation
of an apple for technology education
related use is infringing on Apple’s
trademark?” ― VBST
“Your business logo…reproduces,
without authority, our client’s Apple
design logo which it widely uses. By
doing so, you are infringing Apple’s
rights, and further, falsely suggesting
that Apple has authorized your
activities.” ― Apple Inc.
Apple sues Victoria School of Business and Technology for copyright
infringement, 2008
Dead or alive,
you still have
to cite!
Carnegie Mellon University, Enhancing Education,
“Plagiarism and the Web.”
Some notes on quotes
Use quotes sparingly; try to summarize or paraphrase instead.
 When you quote someone, you need to put quotation marks
around the passage and quote it word for word.
 When you quote someone, you need to have an in-text citation at
the end of the quote.
For example:

Overcoming procrastination is important to your success in
school. “Knowing how you procrastinate is even more important
than knowing why.” (Fiore, 36)
Long Quotations (more than 40 words)
Use indented block and no quotation marks
Jean Ann Wright in her book, Animation Writing and
Development states:
Time and space are important elements of animation.
The laws of physics don’t apply. A character is squashed
flat, and two seconds later he’s good as new again…In
animation the audience accepts data quickly. Viewers
can register information in just a few frames. (1)
Works cited page
Remember to include a
works cited or
bibliography
page with full
bibliographic
information.
When Summarizing or Paraphrasing
you still need a citation

When you summarize(short) or paraphrase
(longer) someone else’s ideas, it must be
entirely in your own words AND your own
structure. (Biden changed the words but not
the structure)

Accurately communicate the author’s message

Cite the authors last name

You do not need to use quotes unless you use
any of the author’s exact words or phrases.
Helpful hint

You can make your in-text citation shorter
if you mention the authors name at the
beginning of the paraphrase. Then you
only need to add the page number
According to Hoelscher (25), study skills
are important for college students.
Examples
Dr. Neil Fiore (36) believes that you have
understand the ways you personally find to
procrastinate before you can understand why
you do it and start breaking the habit.
 Dr. Neil Fiore (36) believes that you have to
“know how you procrastinate” before you can
understand why you do it and begin to “identify
specific behaviors” and break the habit.

Some helpful hints…
Don’t let the majority of
your paper become quotations or
paraphrasing of other people’s work.
 Use the work of others to form your own
ideas and conclusions.
 Keep a separate document open just for
citation information as you come across
information or quotes you want to use.
(Remember to record page numbers too!)
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Other examples of plagiarism

Self-plagiarism, double dipping or
dovetailing
◦ Submitting work prepared for a different
course without fair citation of the original
work and prior approval of the faculty
You can’t use another
student’s paper even if
he gives you permission
and you retype it and
make changes.
That’s plagiarism.
Buying papers from
services and passing it
off as your own is
plagiarism, too.
The Plagiarism Handbook by Roger A. Harris, pyrczak.com/antiplagiarism/index.htm.
Fabrication (making stuff up)
Falsifying or inventing information,
citation, data or document
 Falsifying includes citing sources that the
student has not actually used or
consulted.
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Why is plagiarism a serious issue?

The College “trades” in
knowledge –
◦ As money is to the bank,
◦ As cleanliness is to food
preparation ….
◦ Academic integrity and
reputation is to the school

What happens if the College
gets a reputation for
cheating?
◦ When you go for a job
interview, they say, “You
went to that college?
Nobody learns anything
there … they’re all just a
bunch of cheaters.”
What are the penalties?
3-Strike Rule
Zero on assignment
– and permanent
record
Fail class – and
permanent record
Expulsion – and
permanent record
All incidents are reported
Questions?