Presentor: Yoo D. MoonDate: November 18th, 2008

Written by Purdue OWL.Last full revision by Karl Stolley.

Last edited by Allen Brizee on September 30th 2008.

Introduction

What is Plagiarism?The Causes of Plagiarism The Consequences of PlagiarismIntellectual Challenges In American AcademicSomething that you need to give creditSomething that you do not need to give creditSafe PracticesCitation

What is Plagiarism?

Definition : --”In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs

when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source”.

Examples--Buying, stealing, or borrowing a paper of and entire paper

or article--Hiring someone to write your paper for you--Copying large sections of text from a source without quotation marks or proper citation.

The Causes of Plagiarism

Fear Failure or Fear taking risks in their own work

Poor time-management skillsStudents don’t find academic cheating as

critically important.Proper authorities fail to report cheatingSome students do not know what it isLack the knowledge of and ability to use the

conventions of authorial attribution

The Consequences of Plagiarism

A charge of plagiarism can be…

expulsion from a school

Loss of a job

A writer’s loss of credibility

Loss of professional standing

Intellectual Challenges In American Academic

There are some contradiction in American Academic Writing.

--”Develop a topic based on what has already been said and written but write something new and original”

-- “Rely on opinions of experts and authorities on a topic but improve upon and/or disagree with those same opinions”

-- “Give credit to researchers who have come before you but make your own significant contribution”

-- “Improve your English or fit into a discourse community by building upon what you hear and read but use your own words and your own voice”

Something that you need to give credit

Any individuals or any organization could be credited. Here is a brief list of what needs to be credited or documented:-- Any words or idea presented in any medium

such as a book, newspaper, songs, web page and etc.

Interviewing or conversation with other personthe exact same words or quatationsany diagrams, chart or table from other

sources

Something that you do not need to give credit

Your own experiences, observation and thought

Your experiment results

Common knowledge

Generally-accepted facts

Safe Practices

Best Practices for research and DraftingReading and Note-TakingInterviewing and conversingWriting Paraphrases or SummariesWriting Direct QuotationsWriting about another’s IdeaMarinating Drafts or Your paperRevising, Proofreading, and finalizing your

paper

Best Practice For TeachersDeveloping a strong course policy on

plagiarism

Handling cases of plagiarism

Citation

APA: psychology, education, and other social sciences.

MLA: literature, arts, and humanities. AMA: medicine, health, and biological

sciences. Turabian: designed for college students to

use with all subjects. Chicago: used with all subjects in the "real

world" by books, magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.

Work CitedRobert, Delaney. "Citation Style for Research

Papers." C.W. Post CAMPUS. Long Island University. 15 Nov 2008 <http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm>.

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