ACADEMIC INTEGRITYAT

HINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL

CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM

ACADEMIC INTEGRITYAT

HINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL

CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM

WHAT IS CHEATING?WHAT IS CHEATING?“Cheating consists of any schoolwork a

student submits for evaluation that is not done by himself/herself. Knowingly sharing work with another student who then submits that work as his/her own is also cheating.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

“Cheating consists of any schoolwork a student submits for evaluation that is not done by himself/herself. Knowingly sharing work with another student who then submits that work as his/her own is also cheating.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

HELP VS. CHEATINGCollaborating with classmates can be okay with

teacher permission, but know the difference!

HELP VS. CHEATINGCollaborating with classmates can be okay with

teacher permission, but know the difference! HELP

brainstorming discussing demonstrating with

examples explaining a concept

HELP brainstorming discussing demonstrating with

examples explaining a concept

CHEATING copying another’s

work loaning your own work doing another’s work taking/providing

answers

CHEATING copying another’s

work loaning your own work doing another’s work taking/providing

answers

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?“Plagiarism consists of the unauthorized

use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own work.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

“Plagiarism consists of the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own work.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

TWO TYPES OF PLAGIARISMTWO TYPES OF PLAGIARISM Intentional

Copying from a friend or a source

Cutting and pasting text from electronic sources

Changing a few words Buying or borrowing

papers

Intentional Copying from a friend

or a source Cutting and pasting

text from electronic sources

Changing a few words Buying or borrowing

papers

Unintentional Careless

paraphrasing Poor documentation Quoting excessively Failure to use your

own “voice”

(Valenza)

Unintentional Careless

paraphrasing Poor documentation Quoting excessively Failure to use your

own “voice”

(Valenza)

EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM

To see examples of plagiarism, please click here for some samples courtesy of the University of Wisconsin.

To see examples of plagiarism, please click here for some samples courtesy of the University of Wisconsin.

HOW DO I AVOID PLAGIARISM?HOW DO I AVOID PLAGIARISM?

Give credit to your sources through in-text citations and works cited entries whenever you use

another person's idea, opinion, or theory. specific facts and/or statistics. images, graphs, anecdotes, etc. quotation, paraphrase, or summary of

another person's spoken or written words.

Give credit to your sources through in-text citations and works cited entries whenever you use

another person's idea, opinion, or theory. specific facts and/or statistics. images, graphs, anecdotes, etc. quotation, paraphrase, or summary of

another person's spoken or written words.

HOW DO I AVOID PLAGIARISM?HOW DO I AVOID PLAGIARISM?

Rule of thumb: Any piece of information that you found in at least three credible sources is considered “common knowledge” and does not need to be cited.

However, any piece of information that you found only in one source MUST be cited.

But when in doubt, CITE your source.

Rule of thumb: Any piece of information that you found in at least three credible sources is considered “common knowledge” and does not need to be cited.

However, any piece of information that you found only in one source MUST be cited.

But when in doubt, CITE your source.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Dishonest and unethical. Unfair to your classmates. Disrespects your teachers. Prevents your own learning. Considered stealing – of

ideas/information. Consequences outweigh the risks.

Properly citing your sources gives credibility to your own work and allows your reader to locate your sources.

Dishonest and unethical. Unfair to your classmates. Disrespects your teachers. Prevents your own learning. Considered stealing – of

ideas/information. Consequences outweigh the risks.

Properly citing your sources gives credibility to your own work and allows your reader to locate your sources.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Would you want

an architect who cheated through math class to build your new house?

a doctor who plagiarized a research paper in medical school to perform your surgery?

an accountant who stole the answers on an exam to do your taxes?

(Lathrop and Foss 87)

Would you want an architect who cheated through math class

to build your new house? a doctor who plagiarized a research paper in

medical school to perform your surgery? an accountant who stole the answers on an

exam to do your taxes?

(Lathrop and Foss 87)

REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCESREAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES Harvard revoked admission to New Jersey

valedictorian found guilty of plagiarizing articles in her local newspaper (Green and Russell).

Duke University expelled or suspended 34 graduate students for collaborating on an individual take-home exam (Trex).

University of Virginia expelled 45 students and revoked 3 graduate diplomas after plagiarism investigation (Trex).

Harvard revoked admission to New Jersey valedictorian found guilty of plagiarizing articles in her local newspaper (Green and Russell).

Duke University expelled or suspended 34 graduate students for collaborating on an individual take-home exam (Trex).

University of Virginia expelled 45 students and revoked 3 graduate diplomas after plagiarism investigation (Trex).

REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCESREAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES Journalists suspended/forced to resign for

plagiarism:

Boston Globe sports writer Ron Borges (Paulson).

Boston Globe journalist Mike Barnicle (“Boston Columnist Resigns”).

New York Times senior reporter Jayson Blair (“Times Reporter”).

Journalists suspended/forced to resign for plagiarism:

Boston Globe sports writer Ron Borges (Paulson).

Boston Globe journalist Mike Barnicle (“Boston Columnist Resigns”).

New York Times senior reporter Jayson Blair (“Times Reporter”).

REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCESREAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin resigned from

TV position & Pulitzer Prize judge after discovery of “lifting” 50 passages for her book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys (Lewis).

Senator Joseph Biden dropped his 1987 presidential campaign after discovery of plagiarism in speeches (Sabato).

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin resigned from TV position & Pulitzer Prize judge after discovery of “lifting” 50 passages for her book The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys (Lewis).

Senator Joseph Biden dropped his 1987 presidential campaign after discovery of plagiarism in speeches (Sabato).

SCHOOL CONSEQUENCESSCHOOL CONSEQUENCES“Plagiarism and cheating in any form are considered

disciplinary matters to be addressed by the school. A teacher apprehending one or more students cheating on any graded assignment, quiz or test will record a zero grade for that assignment for each student involved. The teacher will inform the parent(s) and assistant principal of the incident. The assistant principal may take further actions if he/she deems it warranted.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

“Plagiarism and cheating in any form are considered disciplinary matters to be addressed by the school. A teacher apprehending one or more students cheating on any graded assignment, quiz or test will record a zero grade for that assignment for each student involved. The teacher will inform the parent(s) and assistant principal of the incident. The assistant principal may take further actions if he/she deems it warranted.”

-Hingham High School Student Handbook

SCHOOL CONSEQUENCESSCHOOL CONSEQUENCES Code of Discipline Group C:

#7 “Violations of academic integrity, including plagiarism.”

Possible consequences include one or more days of detention Saturday School 1-3 days suspension referral to Superintendent for further action, up to

and including exclusion or expulsion damage of your reputation in the school may affect membership in Honor societies, potential

academic awards and/or scholarships applications

Code of Discipline Group C: #7 “Violations of academic integrity, including

plagiarism.” Possible consequences include

one or more days of detention Saturday School 1-3 days suspension referral to Superintendent for further action, up to

and including exclusion or expulsion damage of your reputation in the school may affect membership in Honor societies, potential

academic awards and/or scholarships applications

HOW TO CITE SOURCESHOW TO CITE SOURCES Provide the author’s name (if no author

is known, use whatever is the first piece of info on your bibliographic entry)

Provide the page number (if applicable)

Can be done parenthetically or in your lead-in (LI)

Provide the author’s name (if no author is known, use whatever is the first piece of info on your bibliographic entry)

Provide the page number (if applicable)

Can be done parenthetically or in your lead-in (LI)

HOW TO CITE SOURCESHOW TO CITE SOURCESMethod #1) Parenthetically:

Merlin was the first wizard to successfully apparate (Dumbledore 17).

Method #2) Lead-in (LI):

As historian Albus Dumbledore writes, “Merlin was a wizard of unprecedented powers” (17).

Method #1) Parenthetically:

Merlin was the first wizard to successfully apparate (Dumbledore 17).

Method #2) Lead-in (LI):

As historian Albus Dumbledore writes, “Merlin was a wizard of unprecedented powers” (17).

HOW TO CITE SOURCESHOW TO CITE SOURCES

For complete instructions on MLA formatting, click here for Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab presentation.

For complete instructions on MLA formatting, click here for Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab presentation.

Note:Note:

This presentation on plagiarism was itself a research project! Sources are cited on the following slides…

This presentation on plagiarism was itself a research project! Sources are cited on the following slides…

WORKS CITEDWORKS CITED“Boston Columnist Resigns Amid New Plagiarism Charges.” CNN.com. CNN, 19 August 1998. Web. 4 August 2010.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/19/barnicle>.

Green, Elizabeth W. and J. Hale Russell. “Harvard Takes Back Hornstine Admission Offer.” The Harvard Crimson

Online. The Harvard Crimson, 11 July 2003. Web. 5 August 2010.

<http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/7/11/harvard-takes-back-hornstine-admission-offer/>.

Hingham High School. Student Handbook & Code of Discipline. Hingham, MA: Hingham Public Schools, 2010.

Lathrop, Ann and Kathleen Foss. Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era. Englewood, CO: Libraries

Unlimited, 2000.

Lewis, Mark. “Doris Kearns Goodwin And The Credibility Gap.” Forbes.com Forbes, 2 February 2002. Web. 5 August

2010. <http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/27/0227goodwin.html>.

Paulson, Michael. “Globe Suspends Sports Reporter Borges.” Boston.com. Boston Globe, 6 March 2007. Web. 5

August 2010. <http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/06/globe_suspends_sports_reporter_borges>.

Sabato, Larry J. “Joseph Biden's Plagiarism; Michael Dukakis's 'Attack Video' – 1988.” Washington Post Online.

Washington Post, 1998. Web. 4 August 2010.

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/biden.htm>.

“Times Reporter Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of Deception.” New York Times Online. New York Times, 11 May

2003. Web. 5 August 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/national/11PAPE.html>.

Trex, Ethan. “Seven College Cheating Scandals.” WSJ Online. The Wall Street Journal, 15 May 2009. Web. 5 August

2010. <http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB124216746702112585.html>.

Valenza, J. “What is Plagiarism?” Springfield Township High School. 2009. Microsoft PowerPoint file.

“Boston Columnist Resigns Amid New Plagiarism Charges.” CNN.com. CNN, 19 August 1998. Web. 4 August 2010.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/19/barnicle>.

Green, Elizabeth W. and J. Hale Russell. “Harvard Takes Back Hornstine Admission Offer.” The Harvard Crimson

Online. The Harvard Crimson, 11 July 2003. Web. 5 August 2010.

<http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/7/11/harvard-takes-back-hornstine-admission-offer/>.

Hingham High School. Student Handbook & Code of Discipline. Hingham, MA: Hingham Public Schools, 2010.

Lathrop, Ann and Kathleen Foss. Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era. Englewood, CO: Libraries

Unlimited, 2000.

Lewis, Mark. “Doris Kearns Goodwin And The Credibility Gap.” Forbes.com Forbes, 2 February 2002. Web. 5 August

2010. <http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/27/0227goodwin.html>.

Paulson, Michael. “Globe Suspends Sports Reporter Borges.” Boston.com. Boston Globe, 6 March 2007. Web. 5

August 2010. <http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/06/globe_suspends_sports_reporter_borges>.

Sabato, Larry J. “Joseph Biden's Plagiarism; Michael Dukakis's 'Attack Video' – 1988.” Washington Post Online.

Washington Post, 1998. Web. 4 August 2010.

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/biden.htm>.

“Times Reporter Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of Deception.” New York Times Online. New York Times, 11 May

2003. Web. 5 August 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/national/11PAPE.html>.

Trex, Ethan. “Seven College Cheating Scandals.” WSJ Online. The Wall Street Journal, 15 May 2009. Web. 5 August

2010. <http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB124216746702112585.html>.

Valenza, J. “What is Plagiarism?” Springfield Township High School. 2009. Microsoft PowerPoint file.

REFERENCESREFERENCESCenter for Academic Integrity. Clemson University, 2010.

Web. 5 August 2010.

<http://www.academicintegrity.org/index.php>.

“Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism.” Council of Writing

Program Administrators. CWPA, January, 2003. Web.

5 August 2010. <http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9>.

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and

OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 5 August

2010. <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.

Center for Academic Integrity. Clemson University, 2010.

Web. 5 August 2010.

<http://www.academicintegrity.org/index.php>.

“Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism.” Council of Writing

Program Administrators. CWPA, January, 2003. Web.

5 August 2010. <http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9>.

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and

OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 5 August

2010. <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.