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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?. “The act of taking, using and passing off the thoughts, writings, inventions etc. of another person as one’s own.” Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Dishonest Unfair to honest students Prevents own skill development Devalues the diploma or degree

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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

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  1. WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

  2. “The act of taking, using andpassing off the thoughts, writings, inventions etc. of another person as one’s own.” Canadian Oxford Dictionary • Dishonest • Unfair to honest students • Prevents own skill development • Devalues the diploma or degree • It’s stealing “intellectual property” • Destroys trust

  3. HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? Unintentionally Intentionally

  4. INTENTIONALLY! • Borrowing from someone else • Downloading (all or part) from the Internet + copy & paste • Copying from a book or other source • Buying!

  5. Letting your mother/father/sibling/ friend/boyfriend/girlfriend/ grandparent/cat do your work for you or help you too much

  6. REPERCUSSIONS • Teachers lose faith in their students, become wary and suspicious so… • They limit choices for topics to avoid opportunities for plagiarism and … • They go over every essay/report much more thoroughly which … • Takes much more marking time which … • Leaves less time to spend planning good lessons and helping students. EVERYBODY LOSES

  7. RESULTS OF PLAGIARISM AT JOHN F. ROSS C.V.I. • If plagiarism is found, a 3 step graduated system of consequences will be applied. • Penalties will increase in severity and eventually can result in a mark of zero, suspension and/or loss of credit. • How to avoid plagiarism is taught in classes: therefore, students cannot claim that their plagiarism was unintentional.

  8. PENALTIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH • Requirement to submit a new piece of work or partial or total loss of marks for an assignment or a course • An official warning that the next offence will be punished by suspension or expulsion from the university • Rescinding of university-funded scholarships or bursaries

  9. Suspension from the university for one or two years • A recommendation for expulsion from the university • A recommendation to revoke or rescind a degree

  10. HOW CAN I USE MY RESEARCH???? • Take point form notes • Copy intended quotes exactly and use “ ” • Summarize • Use your own words • Highlight important facts and ideas • Add your own thoughts even while note-taking • Use graphic organizers

  11. WHEN WRITING THE FINAL PRODUCT • Use your own words • Summarize • Paraphrase and cite (Smith 479) • Quote from the source and cite: ie. (Jones 32) • Give credit to your sources for all ideas, wordings, quotes

  12. ORIGINAL The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion of the population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature of the American landscape in the east, they transformed farm hands intoindustrial laborers… NEW The increase of industry, the growth of cities, and the explosion of the population were three large factors of late nineteenth century America. As steam-driven companies became more visible in the eastern part, they changed farm hands into factory workers… WHAT IF I CHANGE A FEW WORDS? The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion of the population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature of the American landscape in the east, they transformed farm hands intoindustrial laborers…

  13. THAT’S PLAGIARISM!Why? • Because I have just changed the odd word • Because there are no quotation marks for the parts that are word- for-word • Because there is no credit for the original writer, or page reference (a citation)

  14. ORIGINAL The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion of the population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature of the American landscape in the east, they transformed farm hands intoindustrial laborers… NEW Steam-powered production shifted labour from agriculture to manufacturing in nineteenth century American cities. (Williams 1) YES !!! IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

  15. HOW DO I CITE A WEBSITE? Problem: • There might not be an author given • There’s no page number Solution: Use the first 2 or 3 words of the title of the page or the file name (the end of the URL) These will direct your teacher to the citation on your bibliography. Example: (Welcome to Canada’s…) or (Climate.html)

  16. List ALL the sources you consulted on your References page (APA style) or Works Consulted (MLA style) …and finally…

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