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Understanding Plagiarism: Insights for Students and Educators

This presentation delves into the concept of plagiarism, exploring its definition, causes, and consequences. It highlights how students often resort to plagiarism due to ignorance, lack of skills, or stress. By identifying various methods of plagiarism, such as copying, paraphrasing without citation, or using another's ideas, it emphasizes the importance of academic integrity. Strategies to avoid plagiarism include acknowledging sources, developing research skills, and fostering confidence in one's own ideas. Educators are encouraged to understand and guide students to maintain originality in their work.

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Understanding Plagiarism: Insights for Students and Educators

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  1. PLAGIARISM 101 DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ONTARIO NORTH EAST CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT / R. Beaulieu

  2. REFERENCES Material for this presentation was adapted from the following sources: • Simcoe County District School Board J.Wilson • Ontario School Library Association • Suzanne Preate, Syracuse University Library • Fran Nowakowski, Dalhousie University Libraries • Purdue University

  3. REFERENCES Images used in this presentation are from the following sources. Some have been adapted, where permissible: • Microsoft Design Gallery Live • DiscoverySchool.com: http://school.discovery.com/ • Corel Gallery Magic Images are for viewing only.

  4. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is like “lip-synching to someone else’s voice and accepting the applause and rewards for yourself” Owl Online Writing Lab. Writing a Research Paper. Purdue University, 2002

  5. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is presenting the intellectual or creative work of someone else as your own. For example: • Words • Ideas • Opinions • Data • Images • Charts

  6. Why do students plagiarize? Ignorance: “I didn’t know I was plagiarizing.” Lack of “I don’t have the knowledge/skills Confidence: I need to do a good job.” Overload: “I have too much to do and too little time to do it.” Stress: “I need a high average to get into college/university.”

  7. Why do students plagiarize? Boredom: “Why bother? I don’t care about this topic.” Laziness: “Why should I do the work when someone else has done it for me?” Arrogance: “I won’t get caught.

  8. How do students plagiarize? • Copying a friend’s homework or project • Using an essay from another course/source • Copying and pasting from an online database, electronic encyclopedias or the internet OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK MY WORK

  9. How do students plagiarize? • Quoting from a source without proper citation • Paraphrasing a source without proper citation • Presenting another person’s ideas as your own OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK MY WORK

  10. Who am I hurting if I plagiarize? • The person who created the work • Yourself • Your peers • Your parents • Your teachers

  11. CAUGHT! Teachers: • Know you and your work • Know primary and secondary sources • Know how to verify whether or not your work is original

  12. BUSTED! If you plagiarize, consequences may include: • …A visit to the office • …Redoing the assignment with a penalty added to the final mark. • …A suspension • … Receiving a mark of 0 • … Removal from the course

  13. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is theft. Plagiarism is cheating.

  14. How can I avoid plagiarizing? Acknowledge your sources when you write a research paper, create a poster, post a web site or do a presentation. Ontario School Library Association Curriculum Support 2002

  15. How can I avoid plagiarizing? • Develop strong research and literacy skills • Give yourself time • Be confident in the value of your own ideas • Be yourself in your writing • Ask for assistance Ontario School Library Association Curriculum Support 2002

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