1. Being Academically Honest & Avoiding Plagiarism It's Your Responsibility Linda S. Vann, MSEd

2. Welcome to your presentation on academic honesty & plagiarism Enjoy!

3. The presentation will cover: Academic honesty Plagiarism What you can do to be academically honest What you can do to avoid plagiarism The presentation will cover: Academic honesty Plagiarism What you can do to be academically honest What you can do to avoid plagiarism

4. Thief someone who steals something - macmillandictionary.com

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6. Honesty the quality or fact of being honest uprightness and fairness truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness freedom from deceit or fraud - dictionary.com

7. What is Academic Dishonesty? Academic honesty is: Cheating in any form. Submitting the same academic paper in different courses. Working with another student on an assignment that you should be doing alone. Doing another students work.

8. Being Academically Honest? You become academically honest by: Making a commitment to understand and to practice honesty. Reviewing your school’s guidelines for academic honesty. Asking questions when in doubt. Being truthful in all matters. Doing your work, and only your work.

9. What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is: Using the work of another person without that person’s permission. Presenting the work of another person as though it were your own. Neglecting to give credit to your sources. Presenting your own work as if it were newly created—self-plagiarism

10. Plagiarize to steal (and pass off) the ideas or words of another as one’s own: use (another’s production) without crediting the source - merriam-webster.com

11. Avoiding Plagiarism You avoid plagiarism by: Giving credit to your source in the form of a citation in the body of your paper. Giving credit to your source in a full reference list at the end of your paper. Never presenting someone else’s work as your own. Never self-plagiarize by using your own previous work without giving credit.

12. Watch the YouTube video at the end of this presentation to hear what students have to say about academic honesty and plagiarism. Then return here and continue to the next slide.

13. Reflecting on the slide Presentation and the YouTube Video In one paragraph each, provide a response to the questions on the next two slides. Print the next slide and write your answers, or just write the questions and your responses on a sheet of paper. Bring the printout or sheet of paper with you to class tomorrow. Be prepared to discuss your responses in class tomorrow.

14. Check Your Understanding Question #1 How can you be academically honest?

15. Check Your Understanding Question #2 What can you do to avoid plagiarism?

16. Earn Your Grades Always practice academic honesty. Never plagiarize.

17. Bibliography www.dictionary.com www.macmilliandictionary.com www.merriamwebster.com cet.usc.edu/resources/teaching_learning/docs/teaching_nuggets_docs/5.1_Academic_Hones ty.pdf www.collegeview.com/articles/article/academic-honesty