1. Plagiarism

2. What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism has been increasing due to internet. Students could search on the web and copy and paste portions of papers or even get complete papers on line.
The American Heritage College Dictionary defines Plagiarism as “the act of to use and pass off as one’s own (ideas or writings of another).”

3. What is Plagiarism? What types of plagiarism do you know?
What are some examples of plagiarism?
Turn in someone else’s complete work
Copy portions of other works and put them together
The work is mostly the same with slight change in words or phrases
The work is the previous work used before
Sources are not cited
Provide inaccurate information regarding the sources
No quotation marks for copied text.

4. Why do Students Plagiarize?
It is easy to do
Meet deadlines
Too much material or the task is too hard
Some students feel that their work is not as good as the work they found
Peer pressure
Do not know how to properly cite sources
Accidentally copied work with their notes
Do not know the consequences or expectations
Good grade

5. Why is Plagiarism a Problem For Teachers?
Students are not learning how to research and write
Students are not learning proper ethics
Difficult to catch
Time
Uncertain school rules

6. How to Prevent Plagiarism
Check student work frequently (eg. Turn in thesis, rough drafts, sources)
Explain what plagiarism means
Let students know the consequences of plagiarism ahead of time
Ask for a bibliography page
Provide a list of questions the students should address in their work
Oral presentation

7. References http://www.Plagiarism.org