PLAGIARISM SIXTH FORM INDUCTION. WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? The Online Oxford English Dictionary defines...
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PLAGIARISM SIXTH FORM INDUCTION. WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? The Online Oxford English Dictionary defines PLAGIARISM as : “The practice of taking someone else’s
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? The Online Oxford English Dictionary
defines PLAGIARISM as : The practice of taking someone elses work
or ideas and passing them off as ones own
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WHY DO STUDENTS PLAGIARISE?
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HOW IS PLAGIARISM DETECTED? At secondary level detection can be
simply: The level of language may be very different from the
students usual work Teachers know the key sources and will
recognise copying Phrases can be typed into Google and they will
appear, highlighted in the website used At University and College
level institutions are using specialist software such as
Turnitin
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HOW CAN WE AVOID PLAGIARISM? Good time management allow enough
time to research information needed to complete an assignment
Record keeping record all your sources as you use them Note making
on paper this helps to make sense of what you are reading and makes
it easier to use your own words Put direct quotes in speech marks
and reference it clearly
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HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM (CONT.) Use your own ideas as much as
you can Use other peoples ideas only to support your argument
Include references in your text and make a REFERENCE LIST and
BIBLIOGRAPHY at the end of your assignment DO NOT COPY and
PASTE!
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WHEN DO YOU NEED TO REFERENCE? When directly quoting someone
else's words or ideas When mentioning a theory, fact, argument or
viewpoint which is attributable to someone else When using
statistics, examples or case studies When paraphrasing any of the
above When using images, charts or graphs either from print or
online sources
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WHY DO YOU NEED TO REFERENCE? It allows the reader to locate
and check the information presented Shows that you have researched
your subject It enables you to go back and re-check information in
the original resource Shows that you have not copied someone else's
work
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PENALTIES If you are caught plagiarising you will fail your
assignment At university you could be excluded from your course You
could have your qualification withheld until you have rewritten
your dissertation
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PENALTIES (CONT.) Flickr photo by Digirebelle 2004
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IN-TEXT CITATIONS Use these when referring to a specific work
in your essay e.g.: Recent research (Smith 2011) proves that. The
full details of the work will be included at the end in your
References section
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IN-TEXT CITATIONS (CONT.) But if you are quoting directly,
include the page number E.g. Reading for pleasure is a very
powerful tool (Smith, 2011 p93) Please Note the speech marks
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REFERENCE LIST This appears at the end of your assignment and
refers to all the sources you have cited in your text, e.g.: Smith,
L. (2011) The importance of reading for pleasure. London. Penguin.
List your references alphabetically by AUTHORS SURNAME then by DATE
if you have used more than one work by the same author
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BIBLIOGRAPHY This is for works you have read to prepare this
assignment BUT not quoted from or cited in the text Use the same
layout as for the Reference List ie: AUTHORS SURNAME and DATE Put
your Bibliography after your Reference List
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WEBSITES Louden-Brown, Paul (2011) Titanic: Sinking the Myths,
[Online], Available:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/titanic_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/titanic_01.shtml
[22 Jun 2014] History.com [2009] Titanic, [Online], Available:
http://www.history.com/topics/titanichttp://www.history.com/topics/titanic
[28 Jun 2014]
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STILL NOT SURE? STILL NOT SURE? THE LIBRARIAN IS ALWAYS PLEASED
TO HELP
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REFERENCES http://ed.oc.edu/writersblock/avoidplag/media/a.htm
University of Essex Plagiarism and How to Avoid it. (2009)
Available: http://www.essex.ac.uk/plagiarism/tut.html
http://www.hud.ac.uk/library/finding- info/informationskills/
http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/files/2009-12-24-plagiarism-
students.pdf