PLAGIARISM

What is Plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or creative expressions of others as your own.

• Basically is is taking someone else's work and claiming that it is yours

• Plagiarism is theft!

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• Bad paraphrasing

• Not cited properly

• Too many quotes

Unintentional

• Copying from a friend or other source

• Using someone else's paper

• Publishing without permission

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Possible Consequences:

• 0 on the assignment- WITHOUT the possiblity of corrections/redo

• Office referral

• Suspensions/note on records

• Kicked out of college

• Loss of Job

• Prosecution- yes, it happens!

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Think about the "Fairness"

a doctor plagiarized their research on heart surgery- will you let them operate on you?

Your accountant had a friend write their papers in college- do you trust them enough to do your taxes now?

Your classmates worked hard on an assignment and received As. You plagiarized the assignment and finished it in an hour. How will THEY feel if you receive an A?

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Can I still use information from the internet?

YES!

You just have to put the information in "Quotation Marks" and cite your source! If you give credit to the original creator and do NOT claim it as your own, then it's not plagiarism!

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Do you have to cite EVERYTHING?

NO!

• If it is widely known information, you do not need to cite it.

• Anything that is "common knowledge" is fine

• You're talking about your own experiences or findings

• It's original research

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​What is paraphrasing?

• Paraphrasing is putting information into your own words instead of word for word.

• It is NOT changing one or two words!

• Paraphrasing doesn't need quotation marks, but it still needs to be cited.

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How do you paraphrase?

1. Read the passage or paragraph with the answer/information that you are looking for

2. Look away from the passage and say OUT LOUD the answer to the question, without looking at the text- how would you explain it to others?

3. Type YOUR ANSWER/EXPLANATION as the paraphrasing.

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RECAP:

• Write down ALL sources when you do research!

• Put information in your OWN words!

• If information is taken WORD FOR WORD, you need to put it in quotation marks and cite your source.

• All information that is not common knowledge MUST be cited!

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