an introduction to plagiarism (1)

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An Introduction toAcademic Writing and

Plagiarism



Knowledge CreationA key activity at University is the creation

of new knowledge.Need to understand boundaries of existing

knowledge Then conduct research to advance these

boundariesFinally communicate the new knowledge

Teaching !ournal and conference "a"ers



#ood Academic $riting%valuate the existing knowledge in this area.

&escribe how the new knowledge was discovered

'ex"eriment( synthesis( survey etc.)

&iscuss the im"lications of the new knowledge onfuture research etc.

$ritten in a manner that allows a reader to checkthe review of existing knowledge and re"eat theactivity to con*rm+contest the new knowledge.



Academic $riting

'cont,d)Characteristics of academic writing -tructured

Clear A""ro"riate language and style

eferences are used where "reviousknowledge is used



CitationCiting: Acknowledging the contribution

of a specic individual or organisation asa source of a particular statement, view,argument or decision.

/ou 0cite, the author and year of "ublication of

any source you use whether you are directly1uoting from the text or "ara"hrasing. /ou dothis at the "oint where you use the sourcewithin the text of your essay 'in2text citation).



Citation %xam"les$allace and 3rady '4565( ".647) have stated

that 0globalisation discussions have generallyneglected the distributional e8ects ofcom"any decisions on the labour "rocess andthe ex"erience of a8ected workers,.

0#lobalisation discussions have generallyneglected the distributional e8ects ofcom"any decisions on the labour "rocess andthe ex"erience of a8ected workers, '$allace

and 3rady( 4565( ".647).



eferencingeferencing: !nsuring that what has been

cited can be identied precisel".

The references will normally a""ear at the endof your essay or assignment. These should belisted in al"habetical order of author,s surname(under the heading 0eferences,. This allowsyour reader to trace your sources for interest orfor further examination and also credits theoriginal author's).



eferencing a 3ook 9 -ingle Author:n2text citation

A seminal study by ;e<a '6==>) highlighted a shiftin cor"orate strategy.

eference list

;e<a( &. '6==>) The Terror of the Machine:Technology, Work, Gender, and Ecology on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Austin University of Texas ;ress.



eferencing a 3ook 9 ?ore

Than @ne Author:n2text citation

#ordon( %dwards and eich,s '6=4) early worktraced....

eference list

#ordon( &.( %dwards . and eich ?. '6=4)Segmented Work, Diided Worker!: The"i!torical Tran!formation of #a$or in the UnitedState!. New /ork Cambridge University ;ress



eferencing a Cha"ter+-ection

of %dited 3ook:n2text citation

$allace and 3rady '4565( ".647) have stated that

0globalisation discussions.......,

eference list

$allace( ?. and 3rady &. '4565) 0#lobaliBation or

-"atialiBation The $orldwide -"atial estructuring of theDabor ;rocess, in ?c&onough( T.( KotB( &. And eich( ?.'eds.) %ontem&orary %a&itali!m and 't! %ri!e!: SocialStr(ct(re of )cc(m(lation Theory for the *+!t %ent(ry, New

/ork Cambridge University ;ress( "". 64626EE.



3ook by a Cor"orate

Author:n2text citation

Amnesty :nternational '4556( ".) de*nes...

eference list

Amnesty :nternational '4556) Broken lie!: a year of intifada. #ondon:Amnesty

:nternational.



eferencing a ;rinted !ournal

Article:n2text citation

0&iscussions to date have been largely con*ned tofederal state ex"eriences within the United -tates,

'#rant and Gutchinson( 6==).

eference list

#rant( & and Gutchinson . '6==) #lobal

-mokestack Chasing A Com"arison of -tate2Devel&eterminants of Foreign and &omestic?anufacturing #rowth and &ecline across theAmerican -tates( 6=H526=>. Social orce! :-/



eferencing a $ebsite:n2text citation

The 33C '455) de*nes their "ur"ose as....

eference list

3ritish 3roadcasting Cor"oration '455) BB% - )$o(t the BB%. Available at

htt"++www.bbc.co.uk+info+"ur"ose+ 'Accessed6 -e"tember 455=).



$hy -hould : &o This

/ou cite and reference your work in order toavoid the charge of "lagiarism( which meansusing the work of others withoutacknowledging your source of information or

ins"iration. ;lagiarism is treated veryseriously( and "lagiarised work is normallydis1uali*ed.



$hat is ;lagiarismKingston University de*nes "lagiarism as0;resenting the work of another "erson 'or"eo"le) as one,s own without "ro"eracknowledgement, 'A 4566).

A""lies to

The use of written material including direct

1uotations( summaries and "ara"hrases. The use of other forms of original work( for

exam"le( music( art and design works(images( drawings( diagrams( data( com"uter

"rogrammes( ideas and inventions.



Ask /ourself....i) Did I know this information before I

started my course of study?

:f you did know about it( did you learn it as"art of a "revious course :f you learnt it as"art of a "revious course( you should cite thesource.

ii) Did I learn it as part of my course?:f you learnt about it as "art of the course you

are taking then you should acknowledge thesource.



Ty"es of ;lagiarismCop"ing:

This refers to the use of any source materialwithout making "ro"er acknowledgement tothe author.

#uplication $or self plagiarism%:

This refers to the act of "resenting "art or all

of an assignment that has "reviously beensubmitted to meet the re1uirements of adi8erent assessment( exce"t where the natureof assessment makes this "ermissible for

exam"le in grou" work.



Ty"es of ;lagiarism

'Cont,d)Collusion:

This concerns collaboration by two or morestudents "resenting a "iece of work they have

Iointly "roduced without acknowledging thecollaboration.

Purchasing or commissioning:

This refers to buying an assignment from theinternet for exam"le( or by "aying another"erson to "roduce it( and then submitting itfor credit as if it has been self2"roduced.



Gow &o : Avoid ;lagiarismCitations and eferences: Citing and

referencing from source material is absolutelyfundamental for avoiding "lagiarism.

#i&erent resources: As you begin to workon your assignments you will be re1uired to

select and make use of many di8erent ty"esof resources. :t is very im"ortant that youlearn exactly what information is re1uired fordi8erent source ty"es.



Gow &o : Avoid ;lagiarism

'cont,d)'sing online resources: -ome sites are better than

others for *nding articles( books( etc. Therefore you

should work closely with your tutors to identify theonline resources that are acce"table and those thatare not.

'sing (uotations: $hen using direct 1uotationsfrom source materials you must always include1uotation markers and "age numbers so that thereader can locate the 1uote should they wish to checkit.




'cont,d))ummaries and paraphrases: :f you summarise or

"ara"hrase from source materials you do not need to

include 1uotation marks but must always acknowledgewhere the ideas are from by including a citation.

'sing secondar" sources: :t is im"ortant to recognisethe distinction between "rimary and secondary sources

and cite correctly.;rimary sources9 ideas belonging to the "erson who wrote a

single author book( for exam"le.

-econdary sources 9 if the same author uses the ideas ofothers, to su""ort the "oints they make in their book.




'cont,d)

*roup Work: :f an assignment is to be"roduced as a grou"( it is very im"ortant thatyou work together to ensure that all sourcematerials that have been used by eachmember of the grou" are acknowledged.emember it has your name on it( so if onemember "lagiarises all members will beaccused of "lagiarism and dealt withaccordingly.



e1uired eading The FA-- Garvard eferencing #uide and the

KU ;lagiarism #uide that informed this lectureand are available in -- in the 0labs( lecturesand tutorials, tab within the lecture folder.

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