Listen to these two songs.

Is this some form of copying or

imitation?Is copying or

imitating wrong?When does it

become wrong?

Plagiarism

Plagiarism plagiarius which means

kidnapper.

Intellectual theft

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means: To steal and pass off the ideas or

words of another as one’s own To use another’s production

without crediting the source Literary theft Present as new and original an

idea or product derived from an existing source

Therefore, plagiarism is an act of FRAUD. It is an act of STEALING

and LYING.

Some types of plagiarism

Word-for-word or Verbatim Direct copying from internet

sources or texts without acknowledgement (not even in the list of references or bibliography at the end)

Mosaic most common type. writer does not copy the whole

source directly, but changes a few words in each sentence or slightly reworks a paragraph, without giving credit to the original author.

Paraphrase Failure to paraphrase correctly

and properly, leaving the original passages more or less intact, except for the alteration of a few words here and there.

Citation provided only at the end of a couple of paragraphs.

Source A writer should indicate where a

borrowing or citation begins and ends.

Incomplete Citation Improper acknowledgement of

other’s work due to incomplete citations or bibliographic references › Wrong volume or edition of the

book› No page number› Incorrect or incomplete website url

Internet and Plagiarism

double-edged sword

With an inspiring message that spans across time and through generations, Hotel Rwanda is the type of movie that promotes change. Instead of historically telling the story of Rwanda, George takes a chance in recounting the life of a local hero, Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), and the risks he took to save the lives of many. Hotel Rwanda starts where the tragedy begins.

COURTESY OF RICHARD NEWSTEAD How then do we avoid

plagiarism?

COURTESY OF JOHN SLATER BY CITING SOURCES PROPERLY

COURTESY OF JACQUELINE VEISSID And by NOTE TAKING

FORMS OF CITING SOURCES

APA (American Psychological Association)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Footnotes or Chicago-Turabian

NOTE TAKING

Quotation Paraphrase Summary

a piece of speech or writing taken from a

source.

for a short quotation, use quotation marks

" " to indicate that these are someone else’s

words

For example:

In fact, Rumelhart suggests that schemata "truly are the building

blocks of cognition" (1981: 33).

when referencing the quote include the page

number from which it was taken

For example:

In fact, Rumelhart (1981: 33) suggests that schemata

"truly are the building blocks of cognition".

omit words from the original quote using three period

marks ...

this indicates that you have removed phrases or words

For example:

In fact, Rumelhart asserts that schemata "are the fundamental

elements upon which all information processing depends.

Schemata are employed ... in allocating resources, and generally, in guiding the flow of processing in

the system" (1981: 33-34).

to add words to the original quote, use square

brackets [ ]

For example:

In fact, Rumelhart asserts that since schemata "are the

fundamental elements upon which all information

processing ... [and play a large role] in guiding the flow of

processing in the system" (1981: 33-34).

to indicate a grammatical or spelling error in the original quote place

(sic) after the error

For example:

In 1845, the explorer, Eyre stated:“European colonies have been

establishes (sic) in Australia and already in some of the older

settlements, have totally disappeared” (cited in Coupe,

1991).

ParaphraseThe process of rewriting someone else's ideas in

your own words. This indicates that he or she

has comprehended the information enough to

restate it.

Summarizingcondensing the text to its

essential meaning.

SUMMARIZING

WHO? DID WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?

The U.S. Treasury Department has redesigned paper money for the first time in fifty-seven years.The new bills now have a polyester stripe and tiny letters saying “United States of America” around the portrait on each bill. The reason for the change is that the Treasury Dept. fears that new, sophisticated color copy machines could produce counterfeit bills that could pass for real bills.

Copy machines cannot pick up the polyester stripe because it will not reflect light. The tiny letters around the portrait cannot reflect light either, so these new bills will not be easy to counterfeit.

SUMMARIZING

WHO? DID WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?

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