Presentation by Jacqueline Makselon, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

1. What does
Plagiarism look
like?
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Jacqui Makselon
Director of TLRC
Senior library
January 2013

2. Ghost writer..
Presenting
someone else’s
work as your own -
even with their
permission.
Source: http://static-l3.blogcritics.org/09/09/06/112445/Boy-behind-glass.jpg
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3. Photocopy..
Ctrl + C Cutting and
pasting to submit
as original work
Ctrl + V
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4. In-disguise…
Superficially
changing source
material by altering
a few key words and
phrases
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5. Original In-disguise
The Internet is an international The Internet is an international
medium and although views will form and opinion might differ on
differ on how it should be how is should be regulated in
managed in other ways, all some ways, but everyone should
countries should be able to agree be in agreement on child abuse
on legislation for child abuse and and pornography laws. Assessing
pornography. Balancing the need the need to safeguard minors
to protect minors with the need with the requirement to preserve
to maintain freedom of freedom of expression is a
expression is continuing to prove difficult problem.
difficult.
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/cyberc
rime/cybercrime.htm
Source: http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/plagiarism/examples.php

6. Mashup….
Stringing together
sentences and ideas
from a range of
books and other
resources to ‘create’
an essay
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7. Self stealer...
Using work you
have submitted
already
Source:
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8. Misinformer…
Providing inaccurate
information
regarding sources so
they are impossible
to find
Source: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-really-cool-and-creative-error-404-
pages/#
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9. Aggregator
Including proper
citations but your
work contains
almost nothing
that is original
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10. Source: White Paper The Plagiarism Spectrum Turnitin

11. Missed-quote..
Using exact
sentences or phrases
from somebody
else’s work without
using quotation
marks
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12. Forget-me-lots
Forgetting to cite
sources altogether
or not citing
because you have
forgotten where
material was
sourced
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13. Snap stealer…
Using images, video
or audio without
acknowledgement
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15. Is there
anything you
don’t have to
cite?
Common
knowledge
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16. Example:
You could mention that emissions from cars are
known to have a detrimental effect on the
environment without providing a reference.
If you then went on to state the exact
percentage of carbon dioxide produced from
car emissions then you would need to provide a
reference.

17. And now, a plagiarism test…
Work with the person sitting next to you,
look at the student work sample you have
been given. Determine if (and how)
plagiarism has taken place!
Test materials courtesy of:

18. Plagiarism test answers
1 plagiarism 6 not plagiarism
2 not plagiarism 7 plagiarism
3 plagiarism 8 plagiarism
4 plagiarism 9 not plagiarism
5 plagiarism 10 plagiarism
Test materials courtesy of:

19. More
information…
Visit TTS libguides @
libguides.tts.edu.sg
‘Plagiarism’
THANKYOU

20. Bibliography:
A Quick Guide to Plagiarism [online] A Sea Devil TV production Accessed 02/01/13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTPv9PtOoo
Indiana University Bloomington School of Education Plagiarism Test [0nline] accessed
03/01/13 https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/test.html
Plagiarism - University of Leeds Guide [online]
Accessed 01/01/13: http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/plagiarism/examples.php
Types of Plagiarism [online] Accessed
02/01/13http://plagiarism.org/resources/student-materials
White Paper: The Plagiarism Spectrum Turnitin [online] Accessed 01/01/13:
www.turnitin.com