1. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 1 Academic Honesty: The Legal and Ethical Use of Information

2. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 2 So what’s the problem? Widespread phenomenon On the increase Academic dishonesty is an ethical issue Academic dishonesty is a legal issue

3. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 3 Copyright…that’s just books, right? Copyright respects the authors’ or producers’ ethical and legal ownership of their work Ownership of intellectual property includes books, articles, music, movies, artwork, photographs and the Internet You must acknowledge copyrighted information when you write a research paper, create a poster, post a web site or do a presentation

4. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 4 Academic Dishonesty/ Plagiarism…it’s like... “lip-synching to someone else’s voice and accepting the applause and rewards for yourself” Owl Online Writing Lab. “Writing a Research Paper.” Purdue University. 2002 Do you remember Milli Vinili? http://blog.music.aol.ca/2011/10/13/musics-top-ten-scandals/

5. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 5 What counts as plagiarism/ academic dishonesty? using an essay from another course/source copying a friend’s homework or project using another person’s ideas as your own copying and pasting from an electronic encyclopedia, online database, or the Internet

6. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 6 As well as … buying a paper from the Internet or another source finding an essay in a foreign language and then using a program to translate it faking a citation direct quoting of a source without citation paraphrasing but not citing the source

7. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 7 Why do students plagiarize? They tell us…. I didn’t know I was plagiarizing –I don’t really understand the concepts of academic honesty and plagiarism I didn’t think I could do a good job on my own –I’m not confident that my research and writing skills are as developed as they should be

8. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 8 I didn’t have time -- I have a heavy workload at school, a part-time job, responsibilities at home I was under a lot of pressure -- School is very competitive and I need top marks to get into college or university I thought I could get away with it -- Lots of other students do Why do students plagiarize? They tell us….

9. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 9 Caught! Teachers know how it is done Teachers know you and your writing style Teachers are content experts and read widely Teachers, teacher-librarians and administrators work as a team to trace suspect information We’re heard about and use YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU_3HFCeOvE&feature=related High-tech programs are available to detect plagiarism (turnitin.com)

10. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 10 Busted! Consequences might be… a zero dismissal from a course suspension or expulsion legal proceedings

11. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 11 Who gets hurt? The creator of the work Students Parents Teachers Society

12. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 12 Please remember... The goal of every teacher is to ensure that you develop the skills and attitudes that will make academic dishonesty a non-issue Teachers mark “process”. They want to see a progression from the initial selection of a topic, the gathering of resources, the synthesis of information, and the transfer of learning.

13. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 13 Academic Honesty: Give credit where credit is due… Acknowledge your sources of ideas and information when you write a research paper, create a poster, post a web site or do a presentation

14. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 14 Using information in a legal and ethical way Don’t look for “short cuts”. Give yourself time Be confident in the value of your own ideas Be yourself in your writing Develop strong research and literacy skills Ask for assistance

15. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 15 What research and writing skills are needed ? Asking key questions Note-taking Organizing Paraphrasing Revising and editing Citing sources

16. Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 16 Help is there for the asking Teachers and teacher-librarians School research- and essay-writing guides Books Large variety of books on writing essays and the correct use of quotations and citations The Internet –The University of Toronto Writing Centre www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html –OWL at Purdue University: Avoiding Plagiarism owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/REsearchW/plag.html

17. What needs to be cited? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK7PdBB G5po&feature=related Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 17

18. You can’t just change a few words... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK7PdBB G5po&feature=related Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 18

19. And remember Wally.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnO3AqR kQeU&feature=related Ontario School Library Association: Curriculum Support 2002 19