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Plagiarism for Research Papers

Plagiarism for Research Papers. Michael D. Martin St. Louis Community College. plagiarize [from the Latin plagiarius , kidnapper] “To use or pass off (the ideas or writing of another) as one’s own” ( American Heritage College Dictionary , 4th ed. 2002). What Is Plagiarism?.

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Plagiarism for Research Papers

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  1. Plagiarismfor Research Papers Michael D. Martin St. Louis Community College Plagiarism

  2. plagiarize [from the Latin plagiarius, kidnapper] “To use or pass off (the ideas or writing of another) as one’s own” (American Heritage College Dictionary, 4th ed. 2002). What Is Plagiarism? Plagiarism

  3. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. Consequences can be severe, ranging from failure on an assignment to expulsion from the institution. Consequences of Plagiarism Plagiarism

  4. Submitting another’s paper as one’s own, such as one bought over the Internet • Submitting one’s own paper from another course without the instructor’s knowledge • Copying and pasting text from the Web without using quotation marks or documenting the source • Quoting another’s words without using quotation marks and documenting the source • Paraphrasing or summarizing another’s opinions or statistics without documenting the source Types of Plagiarism Plagiarism

  5. Quotation: Writing another’s words verbatim (another’s words must be enclosed in quotation marks) • Paraphrase: Rewriting another’s words in one’s own words, usually about the same length and often imitating the other’s line of reasoning • Summary: Rewriting another’s words in one’s own words, but in a much shorter version Some Definitions Plagiarism

  6. Facts • Common knowledge Example: Information in an unsigned encyclopedia article is usually common knowledge. When Documentation Is Not Needed Plagiarism

  7. Opinions • Statistics • Words or phrases coined by an another • Words of another used to express facts and common knowledge • When one is not sure whether documentation is needed When Documentation Is Needed Plagiarism

  8. MLA (Modern Language Association): An author/page system used in liberal arts, especially in subjects related to language • APA (American Psychological Association): An author/year system used in the social sciences, such as psychology • Chicago (U of Chicago): A footnote or endnote system used in the humanities, especially in history and art • CSE (Council of Science Editors): An author/year system, similar to APA, used in the sciences Common Documentation Styles Plagiarism

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