What is Plagiarism?

1. Plagiarism vs. Cheating
What is the difference?

2. What is cheating?

3. Cheating is getting
unauthorized help on
an assignment, quiz
or exam

4. What is Plagiarism?

5. Plagiarism:
The act of
presenting
another’s work
or ideas as
your own.

6. Types of Plagiarism
• Fraud (intentional deception)
• Failure to cite information
• Failure to quote

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8. Intentional or Not?
• Unintentional plagiarism can be:
–Patch-writing (using sections of writing copied from a
variety of sources, linked together with additional sentences.
This is considered plagiarism unless all directly quoted text is
indicated )
–Failing to cite a source (Bibliography)
–Failing to use quotation marks

10. Intentional plagiarism is:
Buying
or
Copying
Papers

12. Term Paper Mills
• http://www.freeessay.com
• http://www.termpapersites.com
• http://www.essayland.com
• http://www.cheater.com
• http://www.schoolbytes.com

14. A Few Recent Headlines
about
Plagiarism
& Cheating

15. First PostTop
NRI doctor quits after admitting
plagiarism
Press Trust of
India, India - Oct 23,
2008
Raj Persaud, the
celebrity doctor, who
admitted plagiarism at a
GMC hearing in June,
has stepped down as a
consultant psychiatrist.

16. Canada opposition party accuses PM of
plagiarism
The Associated Press - Sep 30, 2008
Australian economist John Kunkel, who
served as Howard's speechwriter from 2004-
2007, said plagiarism in speechwriting is
not uncommon in any political ...

17. Young Harvard author's book
deal canceled

19. Jon Bon
Jovi Being
Sued For
$400
Billion For
Plagiarism
of a song’s
lyrics

20. Why do
people
plagiarize
?

21. 1) Laziness: it’s easier and faster

22. 2) “Why reinvent the wheel?"

23. 3) Lack of good planning skills

25. 4) Unclear criteria and expectations for
assignments

26. 5) Lack of reading comprehension skills

28. 6) ESL Difficulties

29. 7) Pressure to get good grades

30. 8) Tendency to "search" rather than "research"

31. 9) “Everyone else is doing it.”

32. 10) “I can get away with it.”

33. What can you do?

34. Be organized!
• Be well-informed about all
major research projects
• Check your agenda on a daily
basis
• Set realistic goals for finishing
assignments

35. • When in doubt, ask your teacher

36. Plan Ahead
• Prioritize your time
• Plan the research assignment
• Read and interpret information
• Take brief notes

37. Create a Bibliography
• Make sure you:
– Immediately records all Internet sources used
(including photos and audio files)
– Record the access date
• Check the SIS Library website for further
information regarding bibliographies
(select: Citing sources)

39. Research Process
–Use the Big6
–Start with reference sources (both
print and online encyclopedias)
–Then move on to the
recommended websites
–Only when these resources have
been exhausted, then try
"googling".

41. Rutgers University on Plagiarism
• http://www.ceth.rutgers.edu/douglass/sa
l/plagiarism/intro.html