PlagiarismPlagiarismAttention!Attention!

This is about academic This is about academic honesty honesty && integrity integrity

What is Plagiarism?What is Plagiarism?

““The act of using The act of using another person's another person's words/ideas without words/ideas without giving credit to that giving credit to that person.”person.”

hhttp://www.merriam-webster.comttp://www.merriam-webster.com, 2014), 2014)

Have you ever….Have you ever….

copied someone’s copied someone’s homework?homework?

put your name on put your name on someone else’s paper?someone else’s paper?

cut and pasted from cut and pasted from online, without using online, without using quotes? “ ”quotes? “ ”

Why do people Why do people plagiarize?plagiarize?

Time:Time: Don’t wait until the Don’t wait until the last minute to write last minute to write a paper.a paper.

Notes:Notes:

Take good notes & Take good notes & keep a list of your keep a list of your sources. You will sources. You will need the info. for need the info. for your bibliography.your bibliography.

ParaphraseParaphrase

Use only one Use only one or two or two importantimportant words from words from the source.the source.

Own your Own your work!!!!!!work!!!!!!

Be Honest!Be Honest!

Put the Put the information in information in your own your own words.words.

Citations “ ”Citations “ ”

There are different There are different ways to cite work. ways to cite work. Ask your teacher Ask your teacher which one to use.which one to use.

Example: APAExample: APA

CitationsCitationsThere are citation websites There are citation websites that can help.that can help.

Example:Example:https://https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Free SoftwareFree SoftwareYou can now find You can now find free software that free software that will check for will check for plagiarism in your plagiarism in your papers.papers.

Check the webCheck the web

ConsequencesConsequencesLevel II-1: Any student who Level II-1: Any student who engages in/attempts to engage in engages in/attempts to engage in cheating, cheating, plagiarismplagiarism, , falsification, violation of software falsification, violation of software copyright laws, or violation of copyright laws, or violation of computer access shall be subject computer access shall be subject to disciplinary action.to disciplinary action.

Disciplinary ActionDisciplinary Action

The following is The following is prohibitedprohibited by WCPS: by WCPS:

““Copying the language, Copying the language, structure/idea of another structure/idea of another and representing it as and representing it as one’s own work.”one’s own work.”

(See page 3 of Student Code of Conduct)(See page 3 of Student Code of Conduct)

DisciplinaryDisciplinary Action Action

Short term suspension, Short term suspension, not to exceed 5 not to exceed 5 days/possible increase to days/possible increase to 10 days10 days

Short term suspension or Short term suspension or Long-Term suspension Long-Term suspension with aggravating factorswith aggravating factors

Source Info.Source Info.Write down Write down all the info. all the info. you need for you need for your your bibliographbibliographyy

BibliographyBibliography Gilmore, B., 2008; Gilmore, B., 2008; Plagiarism, Plagiarism,

Heinemann: Portmouth, NH.Heinemann: Portmouth, NH. Plagiarism Definition: (2014) Plagiarism Definition: (2014)

Retrieved Retrieved from from http://http://www.Merriamwww.Merriam--Webster.comWebster.com/dictionary/plagiarism/dictionary/plagiarism

Wayne County Public Schools Policy Wayne County Public Schools Policy 4300; 4300; 2014-2015 2014-2015 Code of Student Code of Student Conduct.Conduct.

Robin Wilson, Tech. Facilitator, WCPS.Robin Wilson, Tech. Facilitator, WCPS.

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