Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop

The UA Libraries & CATS Academics

Nicole Pagowsky

Marisa Sandoval

Niamh Wallace

Agenda

1. The process of research

2. The purpose of citations and citation styles

3. Paraphrasing, quoting, and in-text citations

4. Hands-on practice in groups

5. Study skills and tips

6. The Citation Olympics! Compete in your teams to win a prize

7. Exit survey

Process of Research

Research is a process

Research as conversationFrom Burke’s Parlor Tricks

Plagiarism definition

pla·gia·rism

noun: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

e.g., copying, infringement of copyright, piracy, theft, stealing

Find UA policies on the Dean of Students

website

Plagiarism harms the conversation

This means you shouldn’t…

• Use others’ ideas or words without giving credit

• Forget to cite when quoting and paraphrasing

• Copy/paste without using quotations and an in-text citation

• Re-use previous papers for current or future classes without permission from your instructor (self-plagiarism)

Why might students plagiarize?

• Lack of time• Procrastination• Laziness• Hate the class• Hate the instructor• Cultural issues• Difficulty writing• Difficulty researching

• Problems with note-taking

• Not planning ahead

• Expectations unclear

• Problems with citations

• Pressure to succeed

• Not understanding what plagiarism is

• Not understanding how to paraphrase correctly

*From previous Dean of Students Office academic integrity surveys

The Assignment Scheduler

http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scheduler/

Citations

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

Citation stylesAPA (Social Sciences, Business, Sciences)Wildcat, W. (2012). Psychological motivations of mascots. Cat Journal, 5, 343-355.

In text: (Wildcat, 2012, p. 349)

MLA (English, Humanities)Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots.“ Cat Journal 5.3 (2012): 343-55.

In text: (Wildcat 2012)

Chicago (History)Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots." Cat Journal 5, no. 3 (2012): 343-55.

In text: (Wildcat 2012, 349)

Citations improve the conversation

Paraphrasing & Quoting

P & Q

Paraphrase when . . .

• You want to show the main idea expressed, and not the specific language used to express it

• You can use fewer words to express the main idea of a source

Quote when . . .

• You want to highlight the specific language of a passage

• You want to distance yourself from the original by quoting it to show that the words are not your own

“ ”

In-text citation

Works cited

Citation practice – 5 mintinyurl.com/f13catspractice

Nobody called him Abe--at least not to his face--because he

loathed the nickname. It did not befit a respected professional

who'd struggled hard to overcome the limitations of his frontier

background. Frankly Lincoln enjoyed his status as a lawyer

and politician, and he liked money, too, and used it to

measure his worth. By the 1850's, thanks to a combination of

talent and sheer hard work, Lincoln was a man of substantial

wealth. He had an annual income of around $5,000--the

equivalent of many times that today--and large financial and

real-estate investments.

When we think of Abraham Lincoln, the image of

a wealthy lawyer is not the first that comes to

mind. A man, who worked hard, struggled and

came from a less than ideal background is often

the picture we invoke. However, it is an

incomplete portrait. Mr. Lincoln was successful

both professionally and financially even by

today's standards.

Original passage Paraphrase

From: Oates, Stephen B. Our Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, and the Civil War Era. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1979. p. 65

Writing practice – 5 mintinyurl.com/f13catswrite

Let the games begin!tinyurl.com/f13cats

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When you finish, complete the exit survey:www.surveymonkey.com/s/f13cats

And the winners are . . .