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

2. 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

3. WHY BE CONCERNED ABOUT PLAGERISM??
See handout

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 10 Types of Plagiarism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF5eFeJMplA
This video discusses the different types of Plagiarism listed in the previous slides.

10. 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

11. 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?

12. On the hdl webpage at the bottom of the page:
APA Resources- APA style and Writing resources
Other APA and Writing/Research Information