Plagiarism

Avoiding Academic Misconduct

Activity 1

• Compare the speeches made by two politicians, Stephen Harper and John Howard. What’s wrong with these speeches?

Activity 1

• Listen carefully to their speeches!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YwJC_nBgw&eurl=http://www.eslweb.org/resources/index.php?topic=606.0

What is plagiarism?

What is plagiarism?

Choose 3 best key words to define plagiarism.

copy, borrow, steal, cheat

idea, opinion, sentence, essay,

risk, punish, expel,

Cite, quote, summarize,

Definition: plagiarism

Copying the work of others and turning it as your own

From: http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/avoiding_plagiarism.html

Definition: plagiarism

Copying the work of others and turning it as your own

From: http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/avoiding_plagiarism.html

copy, borrow, steal, cheat

idea, opinion, sentence, essay,

risk, punish, expel,

Cite, quote, summarize,

copy, borrow, steal, cheat

idea, opinion, sentence, essay,

risk, punish, expel,

Cite, quate, summarize,

Consequences of plagiarism

copy, borrow, steal, cheat

idea, opinion, sentence, essay,

risk, punish, expel,

Cite, quate, summarize,

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-10-19-wal-mart-heiress_x.htm

http://walmartwatch.com/blog/archives/wal_mart_heiress_returns_college_diploma/

ESL students and plagiarism

Activity 2

• Papers (response papers, research papers, argumentative essays, etc.)

• Homework

• Take home exams

• Expression is perfect for what you want to say

• Not enough English

• Not enough time

• Easy access to information (on the Web)

• Showing respect for the author

• Books

• Newspapers

• Journals

• Web sites

etc.

http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/plag.htm

“Many of them have no idea that plagiarism will be regarded by most of their teachers as a kind of cheating.”

http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/plag.htm

“Many of them have no idea that plagiarism will be regarded by most of their teachers as a kind of cheating.”

http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/plag.htm

“Many of them have no idea that plagiarism will be regarded by most of their teachers as a kind of cheating.”

http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/plag.htm

Plagiarism: any attempt to knowingly or deliberately pass off other's work as your own.

• Assign the student extra course work.

• Reduce the grade on the assignment or examination.

• Award a zero grade on the assignment or examination.

• Award a failing grade in the course.

http://home.nau.edu/studentlife/handbook/appendix_g.asp

If the student has a past record of academic dishonesty, the minimum penalty shall be a failing grade in the academic project connected with the violation. In addition, the faculty member may […] recommend actions […] such as suspension, and/or dismissal from the university.

http://home.nau.edu/studentlife/handbook/appendix_g.asp

Avoiding plagiarism

• Restate what you read about the topic in your own words

• Clearly state where the information (that you used) came from

• Restate what you read about the topic in your own words

summary, paraphrasing

• Clearly state where the information (that you used) came from

citation

Summary

• If you copy other people’s work (including books, articles, web sites) and make it to your own, you are plagiarizing.

• Plagiarism is a serious academic misconduct

• You can avoid plagiarism by summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing sources.