1. Yulia Sofiatin Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Plagiarism
Yulia Sofiatin
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2. What is plagiarism?
Copy other people statements without any/ adequate acknowledgement of the original source/writer.
Can you think about anything else that could be considered as plagiarism?
Asking other to write for you and then submit it as yours
Copy other people work and consider it as yours
Copy other people answer during exam

3. Unintentional plagiarism is still considered as plagiarism
Is about morals, ethics, norms and knowledge
Unintentional plagiarism is still considered as plagiarism

4. What about: What about: Misquoting documents
Turns in one of previous assignment as new
What about:
Re-analyse your friend’s data
Conducting the same research that has been done in other lab
Conducting the same research that has been done by others in different place

5. Recent condition
The internet has made plagiarism easier with access to journals, search engines, encyclopedias, etc.
In other hand, it help teachers analyze papers and develop strategies to prevent plagiarism.

6. How to avoid plagiarism Walrath S, MdN LRTC, Arizona
Use your own words and ideas
This is a skill that improves with practice.
It requires an understanding of the topic
Give credit for copied, adapted, or paraphrased material
Paraphrasing, Quote, Cite
Avoid using others' work with minor "cosmetic" changes
Beware of "common knowledge"

7. WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

8. How to avoid Plagiarism John A. Ferguson Sr. High
Proper organization of time and notes
Proper use of quotes, paraphrases, and summaries
Proper use of citations

9. How to avoid Plagiarism John A. Ferguson Sr. High
Organize to avoid last minute panic
Use proper tool such as EndNote
Proper organization of time and notes
Q: strong support, use quotation marks
P: re-works the ideas in your own words
S: using own words shorter than the original.
Proper use of quotes, paraphrases, and summaries
Documenting citation in a proper way
Use the Vancouver style
Proper use of citations

10. Quoting Somebody said in an article: “something is anything”4
Copy other’s statement between quotation mark “_______”
Acknowledge the author and source
Put the reference number
Somebody said in an article: “something is anything”4

11. Paraphrasing Not just re-arranging or replacing words
Use your own words and credit the original source.
Double check

12. Sung JJY, Lau JYW, Ching JYL, Wu JCY, Lee YT, Chiu PWY
Sung JJY, Lau JYW, Ching JYL, Wu JCY, Lee YT, Chiu PWY. Continuation of Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010, 152, pp. 1-9.

13. Citation Quote Paraphrase
Sung et al wrote in Annals of Internal Medicine (2010) “Among low-dose aspirin recipients who had peptic ulcer bleeding, continuous aspirin therapy may increase the risk for recurrent bleeding but potentially reduces mortality rates.“ref
Sung et al wrote in Annals of Internal Medicine (2010) wrote that the continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref
Continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref

14. How will you cite this part?

15. Quote
Paraphrase
Gordis (2008) wrote in his book “Incidence rate is a measure of events—the disease is identified in a person who develops the disease and did not have the disease previously”. ref
Incidence rate is measured by counting the people progressed from free of disease to diseased condition. ref

16. Cannot be used as reference, unless......

17. Consequences of Plagiarism
Fail an exam or even a course
Dismissed from any institution
Lost a carrier
Basically: plagiarism is academic criminality

18. Avoid plagiarism
Be honest
Be prepared