Plagiarism

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Quotation

Using words from another source

Facts

Knowledge or information based on real, observable occurrences

Cite

1. to indicate a source of information or quoted material in a short, formal note 2. to quote 3. to ascribe something to a source

Can you change the words and not cite it?

No! Changing the words of an original source is not sufficient to prevent plagiarism.

Fair Use

the guidelines for deciding whether a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement

What's the purpose of paraphrasing?

to make it seem like you are drawing less directly from other sources or to reduce the number of quotations in your paper

Copyright

a law protecting the intellectual property of individuals, giving them exclusive rights over the distribution and reproduction fo that material

Bibliography

a list of sources used in preparing a work

Attribution

the acknowledgement that something came from another source

Attribution

the act of belonging to or being characteristic of a person (especially a work of art)

What is a citation?

the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.

How can you prevent plagiarism?

1. Consult your teacher/instructor 2. Plan your paper 3. Take good notes 4. Cite your sources 5. Make it clear who said what 6. Know how to paraphrase 7. Evaluate your sources

What's considered plagiarism?

1. Turning in someone else's work as your own 2. copying words or ideas from someone else without giving them credit 3. failing to put a quotation in quotation marks 4. giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation 5. changing words, but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving it credit 6. copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work

Citation

1. a short, formal indication of the source of information or quoted material 2. the act of quoting material or the material quoted

What goes into a citation?

1. information about the author 2. the title of the work 3. the name and location of the company that published your copy of the source 4. the date your copy was published 5. the page numbers of the material you are borrowing 6. the date you used it on

Original

1. not derived from anything else, new and unique 2. markedly departing from previous practice 3. the first, preceding all others in time 4. the source from which copies are made

When do you need to cite?

1. whenever you use quotes 2. whenever you paraphrase 3. whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed 4. whenever you make specific reference to the work of another person 5. whenever someone else's work has been critical in developing your own ideas

Paraphrase

A restatement of a text or passage in other words

Self-plagiarism

Copying material you have previously produced and passing it off as a new production.

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing some else's work, and lying about it afterward

Intellectual Property

a product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value

Common Knowledge

information that is well know so the source doesn't need to be cited ex. Barrack Obama is our president

Why do we have to cite sources?

it's the only way to use other people's work without plagiarizing.


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