AVOIDING AVOIDING PLAGIARISMPLAGIARISM

Ms. Lissette Alvarez

John A. Ferguson Senior High

Taking someone’s Taking someone’s property without property without permission is…permission is…

stealing.

Taking someone else’s ideas without

acknowledgement is called plagiarism.

Examples of PlagiarismExamples of Plagiarism

Copying a friend’s work.Copying a friend’s work. Buying a finished project from Buying a finished project from

someone else.someone else. Having your parents or relatives Having your parents or relatives

do the work for you.do the work for you. Copying and pasting someone’s Copying and pasting someone’s

work into yours without citing the work into yours without citing the source.source.

Academic Fraud

Academic fraud is any action that can result in

a false academic evaluation.

Examples of Academic FraudExamples of Academic Fraud

Using false dataUsing false data Making up source informationMaking up source information Cheating on testsCheating on tests Falsifying academic recordsFalsifying academic records Plagiarizing someone else’s Plagiarizing someone else’s

workwork

• When a student is careless with their documentation. This can occur if one is not organized.

• When a student turns in one of his/her previously submitted assignments.

Examples of unintentional plagiarism

Plagiarism can have serious Plagiarism can have serious consequences.consequences.

A student may fail an entire course for A student may fail an entire course for plagiarizing even just one assignment.plagiarizing even just one assignment.

A student may lose his/her scholarship.A student may lose his/her scholarship. A student may be thrown off a school A student may be thrown off a school

team.team. A student loses his/her academic integrity A student loses his/her academic integrity

and is no longer trusted.and is no longer trusted. In the work place, politicians have had In the work place, politicians have had

their careers derailed.their careers derailed. Employees have lost their jobs.Employees have lost their jobs.

The work The work presented has to presented has to

be honest and be honest and based on well-based on well-

earned knowledge.earned knowledge.

One can avoid plagiarism by One can avoid plagiarism by focusing on:focusing on:

organization of time and organization of time and notes (use graphic notes (use graphic organizers)organizers)

quotes, paraphrases, and quotes, paraphrases, and summariessummaries

documentation and citationdocumentation and citation

Examples of Graphic OrganizersExamples of Graphic Organizers

Civil War

Cause

Cause

Cause

Effect

Effect

Effect

QuotationsQuotations give strong support to arguments, are give strong support to arguments, are effective for comparing and contrasting opinions, effective for comparing and contrasting opinions, and highlight a powerful phrase. Quotes are copied and highlight a powerful phrase. Quotes are copied word for word from a source. They must be placed word for word from a source. They must be placed within quotation marks and cited correctly. within quotation marks and cited correctly.

ParaphrasesParaphrases Writing, in your own words, the Writing, in your own words, the ideas or words of others. ideas or words of others. Sources used in Sources used in paraphrases need to be documented.paraphrases need to be documented.

SummariesSummaries are used to establish background, are used to establish background, present information from several different sources, present information from several different sources, or to present a main idea. Summaries present or to present a main idea. Summaries present information from several sources and are shorter information from several sources and are shorter than the original information. than the original information. Sources used in Sources used in summaries need to be documented using correct summaries need to be documented using correct citation. citation.

Your thesis or research paper Your thesis or research paper will have:will have:

Common KnowledgeCommon Knowledge

Information which is Information which is considered common considered common

knowledge knowledge (basic information) (basic information) does not have to be does not have to be

cited.cited.

ParaphrasingParaphrasing

Be careful when rewriting Be careful when rewriting someone else’s words. If your someone else’s words. If your

sentences use many of the sentences use many of the same words and grammatical same words and grammatical

structure as the original source, structure as the original source, it could be construed as it could be construed as

plagiarism. plagiarism.

When Paraphrasing…When Paraphrasing…

Be sure you are not just re-Be sure you are not just re-arranging or replacing arranging or replacing words.words.

Rewrite the idea in your Rewrite the idea in your own words and credit the own words and credit the original source.original source.

SummarizingSummarizing

If it’s someone else’s idea, If it’s someone else’s idea, you need to include the you need to include the citation, regardless of citation, regardless of how many of your own how many of your own

words you used.words you used.

CitationCitation

Credit facts and ideas Credit facts and ideas correctly and provide a correctly and provide a full list of the sources full list of the sources

you’ve used and you’ve used and consulted.consulted.

APSA (American Political Science APSA (American Political Science Association)Association)

ASA (American Sociological Association)ASA (American Sociological Association) Chicago StyleChicago Style MLA (Modern Language MLA (Modern Language

Association)Association) TurabianTurabian BluebookBluebook AIP (American Institute of Physics)AIP (American Institute of Physics) AMS (American Mathematical Society)AMS (American Mathematical Society)

Citation StylesCitation Styles

Make sure you know which style you need to use and make sure to follow it.

AuthorityAuthority

Documenting your work Documenting your work gives it more authority.gives it more authority.

A researcher needs to A researcher needs to gather and use credible gather and use credible information to support a information to support a research project, but it is research project, but it is dishonest to present the dishonest to present the

words and ideas of words and ideas of someone else as your own, someone else as your own,

without credit.without credit.

Students who follow the Students who follow the pointers discussed are pointers discussed are

regarded as having high regarded as having high academic integrity and are academic integrity and are

trusted in the academic world.trusted in the academic world.

Plagiarism is included in John Plagiarism is included in John A. Ferguson Sr. High’s Honor A. Ferguson Sr. High’s Honor Code which can be found on Code which can be found on

our website. our website.

Avoiding Plagiarism. Avoiding Plagiarism. Dir. Fabian-Baber, Dir. Fabian-Baber, Inc. DVD. 2004. DVD. Inc. DVD. 2004. DVD.