How to reference and avoid plagiarism

Learning Outcomes Identifying what is meant by the term plagiarism Recognising the causes of plagiarism/poor sholarship Avoiding Plagiarism by appropriate use of note taking, paraphrasing, citation and referencing

What is plagiarism? Plagiarism: How to avoid it https://youtu.be/2q0NlWcTq1Y … and can you identify it? Activity 1: Is it plagiarism?

Definitions Plagiarism ‘Passing off someone else’s work whether intentionally or unintentionally as your own...’ (Carroll, 2002) Collusion ‘Working together to produce assessed work in circumstances where this is forbidden.’ (Barrett and Cox, 2005). Taken from UWE’s Assessment Offences Policy http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/assessments/assessmentoffences.aspx

Develop good study habits Reading and note taking Paraphrasing Referencing – everything you use Good time management is key!

Survey Question Read Recall Review The SQ3R method https://vimeo.com/136299925

The SQ3R method explained Survey: Skim read the text Question: Ask questions: Do I need to read it? What do I want to find out?... Read: Read once for a general gist, re-read key sections Recall: Put the text down, make notes in your own words Review: Remind yourself of the main points

Your notes Useful subheadings: Reference Main point Supporting detail Critical thoughts

Improve my reading and note taking How to make notes from reading or listening - online advice and tutorials http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/studysupport/studyskills/readingandwriting/readingandnotetaking.aspx How to make notes from reading or listening – workshop http://info.uwe.ac.uk/events /eventlisting.aspx?categoryID =98

How do you “reference” it? Comes in 2 parts: In-text citation (who said it, when did they say it) Reference list at the end – the whole, bibliographic reference

Paraphrasing, Summarising and Quoting Paraphrasing is re-writing someone’s work in your words . Summarising is a shorter version, still in your own words Quoting is copying – must be identified as such!

Top tips for paraphrasing or summarising Not a translation Use reference reminder phrases – who said it? (whose voice?) e.g. Saville (2012) argues that… Saville’s research also shows that… In-text citation for each new voice e.g. Saville (2012) argues that… Similarly, Smith (2015) found that… Check the original: Has the meaning changed? (Don’t forget to add your own critical thought)

Top tips for quotations Make it clear it is a quotation Short, single sentences in speech/quotation marks Longer quotes indented Citation for quotes also need a page number!

WHO SAID IT, WHEN DID THEY SAY IT? How to cite ....( Author surname, Year of publication )... WHO SAID IT, WHEN DID THEY SAY IT? The need for care and guidance (Pearson et al., 2007) is evident. (pearson et al said it, in 2007) Pearson et al. (2007, p.4 ) states that ‘decision making in health care has changed profoundly’. In 2007, Pearson et al. suggested that the need for care is evident.

Paraphrasing and Summarising Activity 1 Have a go! .

Do your own research It is plagiarism to present someone else's lines of reasoning as your own, even if you put the material in your own words.

Improve my paraphrasing Writing - online advice and tutorials http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/students/studysupport/studyskills/readingandwriting/writing.aspx How to use different sources in your writing – workshop http://info.uwe.ac.uk/events/ eventlisting.aspx?categoryID =98

PLAGIARISM! Activity 2: Is it plagiarism? Activity 1: Is it plagiarism? Quiz Exercise + feedback: 10 mins As a class Feedback/review correct answers PLAGIARISM!  

The full, bibliographic reference The bit that goes in the reference list at the end… ..and the info you need to note down when you read or use a source

Key elements of a reference Who said it? When Did they say it? What Did they say? Where

How to reference… a book Author surname, Initials. (Year of publication) Title in italics. Edition (if not first). Place of publication: Publisher. Capitalise each main word of the book title Pearson, A., Field, J., Ford, D. and Jordon, Z. (2007) Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Nursing and Health Care: Assimilating Research, Experience and Expertise. 2nd ed. List all the authors. Use ‘and’ not abbreviations Edition noted, if not the first Oxford: . Blackwell Publishing.

Where do you find this info….? Print book… inside the fly leaf or library search. e-book…bit more tricky! library search/ ebook platform

Activity 3: Have a go A book….reference and citation Starr, C. and McMillan, B. (2014) Human Biology. 10th ed. Pacific Grove: Brookes/Cole.

Referencing: True or false? Citing and referencing are the same Lecturers love lots of quotations A quotation needs a page number A reference list should be in alphabetical order (by author surname) If you paraphrase, you don’t need to cite References are always required Photographs, tables, diagrams etc. do not need a reference Activity 4: Referencing – True or false?

Tools to help you Now that you understand how referencing works – here are some tools to help you Library web pages Refworks Write ’n cite Refme

Referencing REMEMBER! You must acknowledge ALL of your sources In-text citations Reference list (at the end of your work) Referencing webpages http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/ What referencing style should I use? Referencing tools

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