Academic honesty and the proper use of information
By Juliet EvansASFG librarian
Do you…
use
information
or
take
information?
Plagiarism is…
Presenting someone else’s
idea and pretending it’s
yoursCopying other people’s
words and pretending
they’re yours
Not citing your sources
How to avoid plagiarism…Direct quote
Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare)
How to avoid plagiarism…Direct quote
Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare)
Paraphrase
Explain someone else’s
idea in your own words
Faced with the skull of his old friend, Hamlet struggles with the meaning of mortality. (Shakespeare)
How to avoid plagiarism…Direct quote
Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare)
Paraphrase
Explain someone else’s
idea in your own words
Faced with the skull of his old friend, Hamlet struggles with the meaning of mortality. (Shakespeare)
In both cases, you must give credit for the original words or idea.
Paraphrasing…
A good paraphrase should
• have the same meaning as the original• but not sound like the original• only have 3-4 words the same as the original
Paraphrasing is not easy…it takes practice!
Steps in paraphrasing…
Read the original carefully
Close the book/screen window while you write your own explanation
Check your sentence against the original
Cite the source
Time to practice
• Take brief notes on the following:– What happened– Where– When– Who– Why it’s significant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8038368.stm
Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:
book web page magazine
Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:
book web page magazine
CD/DVD music movie
Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:
book web page magazine
CD/DVD music movie
photo blog podcast
Things you don't need to cite…(take a guess)
Anything that you created…• Your own experiences• observations• interpretations• conclusions• photos
and• Common knowledge & facts
Why do we teach this? • Because there are
consequences for
dishonesty:
-You fail the paper or the whole class
-You get expelled (yes it has happened at our school!)
-Your academic reputation suffers
-You won’t get into any other good schools
•Because if you’re
copying from others,
you’re not learning &
thinking for yourself
Research tips
Search efficientlyGoogle advanced search[ jaguar -cars -football -os ][ San Francisco Giants 2004 OR 2005 ]
Use reliable sources EBSCO .org .edu Who’s the site’s author?
