Plagiarism
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One of the main ideas of research is to
study what others have published and form your own opinions. When
you quote people -- or even when you summarize or paraphrase
information found in books, articles or Web pages -- you must
acknowledge the original author.
If you use someone else's words or ideas without crediting them, you
are committing a type of theft called plagiarism. Plagiarism can be
as obvious as turning in another person's paper or project as your
own, or as sly as simply paraphrasing sections of various works. It
is also incorrect to copy text from Web pages or other sources and
paste it into your paper without identifying the original author. Research skills enable you to
effectively locate and evaluate
relevant information. However, you
need to remember to give credit for
the information you use in your
assignments. When you forget to cite
your sources, you are guilty of
plagiarism.
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What
is Plagiarism?
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"To take ideas from
another and pass them
off as one's own."
--Webster
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Submitting someone
else's work (in whole,
part, or paraphrase) as
one's own without fully
and properly crediting
the author.
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Submitting as one's
original work materials
obtained from an
individual or agency.
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Submitting as one's
own original work
material that has been
produced through
unacknowledged
collaboration with
others.
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What
is Cybercheating? (Hint:
It's another form of
Plagiarism)
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Cutting and pasting
someone else's webwork
and submitting it as
your own.
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Downloading essays,
papers, speeches etc.
from the web and turning
them in as your own.
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Buying essays,
papers, speeches etc.
from the web and turning
them in as your own.
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How Can I
Avoid
Plagiarism? |
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Pay
Attention.
Be a careful
writer. Make
sure you are
presenting
your own
ideas and
give credit
to others
when you use
their ideas. |
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Ask for
Help.
Talk
to your teachers about what constitutes plagiarism. If you have
questions, take specific examples. |
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Cite
Information
Accurately.
Make sure
you follow
the proper
citation
manual for
your
assignment.
The manuals
have tons of
examples for
you to
follow. If
you don't
have a
manual, go
to the
library or
look on the
web. All the
manuals are
in those two
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Plan
Ahead.
Don't wait
until the
last minute
to research
and write a
paper. This
is when
people make
mistakes and
may
plagiarize
unknowingly.
This is also
when people
might be
tempted to
purchase
papers
online or
get a friend
to write a
speech. |
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Be
Strong.
If you see
others
cheating,
have courage
to tell them
it is wrong.
Plagiarism
hurts us all
as students,
scholars,
and members
of the UMass
Boston
community. |
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Quoting
and Paraphrasing |
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Quoting,
paraphrasing, and
summarizing are
three methods that
allow you to
ethically
incorporate another
author's writing
into your research,
as long as you cite
your sources
accurately.
Remember these
guidelines...
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Quotations
must match the
source word for
word. They must
be attributed to
the original
author.
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Paraphrasing
involves putting
a passage from
source material
into your own
words. A
paraphrase must
be attributed to
the original
source.
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Summarizing
involves putting
the main idea(s)
into your own
words, including
only the main
point(s).
Summarized ideas
must be
attributed to
the original
source.
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Why Student Plagiarize and Examples of Plagiarism |
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For additional information,
please contact:
(336) 224-4727 or
librarystaff@davidsonccc.edu |
