What is Plagiarism?
How to prevent plagiarism 1
Consult with your instructor
Example of plagiarism 6
Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work wether you give credit or not
Example of plagiarism 3
Failing to put a quote in quotation marks
What to include in a citation 1
Information about the author
How to prevent plagiarism 2
Plan your paper
How to prevent plagiarism 3
Take effective and organised notes
Define attribution
The acknowledgement that something came from another source
Define plagiarism
The reproduction or appropriation of someone else's work without proper attribution; passing off as one's own the work of someone else
What is a citation
The way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source
What to include in a citation 2
Title of the work
Define cite 3
To ascribe something to a source
Define plagiarism 3
To commit literary theft
Define cite
To indicate a source of information or quoted material in a short, formal note
Define plagiarism 4
To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
Define cite 2
To quote
Define plagiarism 1
To steal and pass off the ideas or worss of another as one's own
Define plagiarism 2
To use another production without crediting the source
Define self-plagiarism
Using material you have previously produced and passing it off as new - only in effect if the work has been published before, and in most academic situations
Define quotation
Using words from another source
When to cite 5
Whenever someone else's work has been critical in developing your own ideas
When to cite 4
Whenever you make a specific reference to the work of another
When to cite 2
Whenever you paraphrase
When to cite 3
Whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed
When to cite 1
Whenever you use quotes
Define facts
knowledge or information based in real observable occurrences
Define citation 1
A short formal indication of the source of information or quoted material
Define copywright
A law protecting the intellectual property of individuals, giving them exclusive rights over the distribution and reproduction of that material
Define bibliography
A list of sources used in preparing a work
Define intellectual property
A product of the intellect such as an expressed idea or concept that has commercial value
Define paraphrase
A restatement or a text or passage in other words
Example of plagiarism 4
Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
Define common knowledge
Information that is readily available from a number of sources, or so well-known that its sources do not have to be cited
What is the expression of original ideas considered?
Intellectual property
How to prevent plagiarism 6
Know how to paraphrase
How to prevent plagiarism 5
Make it clear who said what
Is changing the words of an original source sufficient to prevent plagiarism?
NO!
What is plagiarism?
An act of fraud
Example of plagiarism 5
Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
Example of plagiarism 2
Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
How to prevent plagiarism 7
Evaluate your sources
Define citation 2
The act of quoting material or the material quoted
What to include in a citation 4
The dare your copy was published
Define fair use
The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a colouring infringement
What to include in a citation 3
The name and location of the company that published your copy of the source
What to include in a citation 5
The page numbers of the material you are borrowing
Example of plagiarism 1
Turning in someone else's work as your own
How to prevent plagiarism 4
When in doubt, cite sources