Plagiarism & Cheating You Better Cite Us If You're Going to Use Stuff From Our Presentation! By, Aram Nazarian Calix O’hara George Matarangus Anthony Pallone and Nolan Morgan
What is Plagiarism? The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's...
own original work, as by not crediting the author- Dictionary.com Using someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.- Us What is Plagiarism?
According to a survey by the Psychological Record 36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing written material.
How Do People Plagiarize? Copy someone else’s homework and call it your own Copying material from an internet source without giving credit.
Literature and essays are not the only thing plagiarized, art, photos, and films are also plagiarized. How Do People Plagiarize?
What Is Cheating? To defraud; swindle- Dictionary.com To deceive; influence by fraud- Dictionary.com To elude; deprive of something expected. – Dictionary.com
Cheating (cont.) To break and or bend the rules to your favor giving yourself an unfair advantage over others.- Us o A form of deception.- Us
How Do People Cheat in School? Look at someone else’s homework or test Copy off someone else’s work Using a "cheat sheet"
How Do People Cheat in School? Copying someone’s work and not giving them credit Cheating is therefore a form of plagiarism, and vice-versa
Cheating (cont.) 54% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet 74% admitted that at least once during the past year they had engaged in "serious" cheating A national survey published in Education Week :
Why do people plagiarize 1. Time Crunch 2. Laziness 3. Competition 4. Confused 5. Citation Errors
Time Crunch/Procrastination Homework piles up Sports take up a students time Students procrastinate o Lose track of time
Time Crunch "Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. For them procrastination is a lifestyle, albeit a maladaptive one" Psychology Today
Time Crunch Students get very accustomed to putting off work which leads to bad procrastination habits.
Time Crunch Bad Procrastination Habits ---> Need for a last minute shortcut.
Laziness Homework or essays can be too boring o Work isn't engaging enough o Students just want to be done with work and do other fun activities
Laziness pt. 2 Students become completely disengaged o Don't see why they should work Completely lose interest
Laziness pt. 3 Student may feel to tired to work o Don't want to actually put any effort into working. Plagiarizing takes less time and effort
Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View "You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears...
Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View So for one who know the right thing to do and does not do it, it is sin.” James 4: 14,17
Catholics believe that a habitual procrastination leads to "sloth", which is one of the seven deadly sins. Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View
Competition Students resort to plagiarism when they feel that it is the only way to move ahead. They are too academically pressured -> plagiarism
Confusion Writers block o Student just can't think of anymore to write o Looking on the internet/copying and pasting is easier than working
Confusion pt. 2 Lacking understanding o When they were taught the subject in class they didn't listen or understand it Don't know what to write They choose plagiarism
Accidental Plagiarism Oftentimes, students forget to cite their source or do it incorrectly o Don't follow instructions properly
Accidental Plagiarism Plagiarism is still plagiarism even if it not intentional. o It is important to cite sources to avoid this problem
Accidental Plagiarism Ties in with Laziness Sub-point: o Students are too tired to cite properly on a bibliography at the end of the paper.
Accidental Plagiarism Students subconsciously phrase things in the same way they heard it from another text o Don't Realize, its not original thought To Kant, it is OK.
Catholic Views The Catholic Encyclopedia discusses fraud o It defines fraud as an act or course of deception deliberately practised with the view of gaining an advantage htm
Catholic Views o The act of plagiarism fits this perfectly as it is an act of deceiving others into believing others' work is yours for your advantage o The Church declares this act not only insincere but also an act against justice. htm
Catholic Views The Catholic Encyclopedia discusses lying o It defines lying as a statement at variance with the mind
Catholic Views o Although some ethicists have argued the morality of lying for the greater good, there is no moral defense for lying to others for personal gain