Powerpoint by Dr. Lee Kem Plagiarism Powerpoint by Dr. Lee Kem

Graduate Assignments BUT Write something new and original Improve on and/or disagree with those same opinions Make your own significant contribution Use your own words and your own voice Develop a topic based on what has already been said or written Rely on experts’ and authorities’ opinions Give credit to previous researchers Improve your English to fit into a discourse community by building on what you hear and read BUT https://owl.english/purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

WHY BE CONCERNED ABOUT PLAGERISM?? See handout

What is Plagiarism? According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own To use (another’s production) without crediting the source To commit literary theft To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview

Can words and ideas really be stolen? According to U.S. law, yes. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property. They are, just like original inventions, protected by copyright laws. http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview

What is considered plagiarism? Turning in someone else’s work as your own Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview

Types of Plagiarism Clone: Submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own CTRL-C: Contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations FIND-REPLACE: Changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source REMIX: Paraphrases from multiple sources, made to fit together RECYCLE: Borrows generously from the writer’s previous work without citation

Types of Plagiarism (continued) Hybrid: Combines perfectly cited sources with copied passages without citation Mashup: Mixes copied material from multiple sources 404 Error: Includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources Aggregator: Includes proper citation to sources but the paper contains almost no original work Re-Tweet: Includes proper citation, but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF5eFeJMplA

10 Types of Plagiarism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF5eFeJMplA This video discusses the different types of Plagiarism listed in the previous slides.

Understand how to paraphrase a text From 10 Types of Plagiarism WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? Understand how to paraphrase a text How to document or cite a source (use APA formatting) How to use research so paper contains original content

How can you ----- Understand how to paraphrase a text? How to document or cite a source (use APA formatting)? How to use research so paper contains original content?

On the hdl webpage at the bottom of the page: APA Resources- APA style and Writing resources Other APA and Writing/Research Information http://libguides.murraystate.edu/content.php?pid=194035&sid=1626381 http://libguides.murraystate.edu/content.php?pid=194035&sid=1626379

http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/plagiarism/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHIA5bMnio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6NxvwP41U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYHTLzSzs0