Chapter 18: Intellectual Property, Academic Integrity, and Avoiding Plagiarism

Historical Basis for the Concept of Intellectual Property What has value? How has the concept of assigning value evolved?

Agricultural Age – This has value:

Industrial Age – This has value:

Information age – this has value:

…and, oh yeah, these paper things have value, too:

How do we protect the value of an idea?

We operate in a world that values intellectual property.

Why credit sources in my essays?

Makes you and your argument trustworthy? (audience appeal)

Why credit sources in my essays? Makes you (and your argument) trustworthy? (audience appeal) Proper citation illustrates that you have done your research.

Why credit sources in my essays? Makes you (and your argument) trustworthy? (audience appeal) Proper citation illustrates that you have done your research. Thinking through sources leads to closer self-analysis of your writing.

Citing Sources and Recognizing Plagiarism. Consider… What we’ll be writing about this semester: essays from the book.

Citing Sources and Recognizing Plagiarism. Consider… What we’ll be writing about this semester: essays from the book. The responsibility of the writer

Citing Sources and Recognizing Plagiarism. Consider… What we’ll be writing about this semester: essays from the book. The responsibility of the writer The societal view of plagiarism

Citing Sources and Recognizing Plagiarism. Consider… What we’ll be writing about this semester: essays from the book. The responsibility of the writer: student or professional The societal view of plagiarism You don’t want to run afoul of the Academic Integrity policy

Plagiarism can be:

A paraphrase too close to the original source.

Plagiarism can be: A paraphrase too close to the original source. Example:  Original: But certainly, the Monroe Doctrine fueled an unparalleled period of American colonialism.  Paraphrase: “some scholars feel that the Monroe Doctrine fueled an unmatched era of American colonialism.”

Plagiarism can be: Omission of the parenthetical reference

Plagiarism can be: Omission of the parenthetical reference. Example: But it is certain it caused an “unparalleled period of American colonialism.”

Plagiarism can be: Omission of the parenthetical reference. Example:  But it is certain it caused an “unparalleled period of American colonialism”. Corrected:  But it is certain it caused an “unparalleled period of American colonialism” (Melancon).

Plagiarism can be: Failure to acknowledge the source of an idea not your own.

Plagiarism can be: Failure to acknowledge the source of an idea not your own. Example:  Original: But certainly, the Monroe Doctrine fueled an unparalleled period of American colonialism.  Failure to acknowledge: “I would argue that American colonialism was fueled to a large degree by the Monroe Doctrine.”

How to acknowledge a source

Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting.

How to acknowledge a source Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting.  But Dunbar-Ortiz asserted that “the realization of my own insignificance did not depress or frighten me.”

How to acknowledge a source Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting. Cite source in the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago).

How to acknowledge a source Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting. Cite source in the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago).  But Dunbar-Ortiz asserted that “the realization of my own insignificance did not depress or frighten me” (216).

How to acknowledge a source Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting. Cite source in the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago). Include sources in Works Cited page.

How to acknowledge a source Quotation marks around the words you’re directly quoting. Cite source in the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago). Include sources in Works Cited page. Works Cited Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxie. Red Dirt. Norman OK: Univ of Oklahoma Press, Print.

Things you should acknowledge: Direct quotations Facts that are not widely known Arguable statements Judgments, opinions, claims made by others Images, statistics, charts, illustrations Collaboration Source: Everything’s an Argument, 544

Exceptions (when you don’t have to cite) Facts that are common knowledge Facts available from a wide variety of sources Your own findings

Internet Sources

You still have to cite them

Internet Sources You still have to cite them “Fair use” applies in this class

Internet Sources You still have to cite them “Fair use” applies in this class Instances you should still ask for permission:

Internet Sources You still have to cite them “Fair use” applies in this class Instances you should still ask for permission:  Personal communications  Graphics, images, and photos if it’s going to be published outside of class. (Exception: pictures published under open license, e.g., Creative Commons)

And finally….collaboration: Give credit to your collaborators.

Photos: "Corn at the Union Sq Farmer's Market" by Jeff Pierce. Creative Commons License. Web. "Eagle and Phenix Mills 1914" by Raymond Dukes Creative Commons License.. Web. "Bill Gates - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting New York 2002" by World Economic Forum [CC-BY-SA-2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons. _World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_New_York_2002.jpg. Web. "Steve Jobs Co-founder of Apple Computer". Annie Banannie.Creative Commons License. Web. "Mark Zuckerberg f8 Keynote" B.D. Solis. Creative Commons License. Web.