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Plagiarism
By: Greg Donde
Outline
• What is plagiarism
• Types of plagiarism
• APA referencing for papers
• Plagiarism in the 21st century
• Consequences of plagiarism
Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is cheating and an appropriate penalty will be applied and a report will be placed in the student's file in conformance with College Policy 2-G-04 on cheating. Plagiarism (the intellectual dishonesty resulting from a student's failure to acknowledge indebtedness to sources used) is a serious academic offence that shall result in appropriate penalties, to be determined at the discretion of the course professor in consultation with the Divisional Chair. Penalties shall range from failure of an assignment to possible failure of the course” (Williams, 2014)
This statement is included in the course information sheet for every class at Fanshawe College:
What is Plagiarism
• Oxford dictionary describes plagiarism as:“The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas
and passing them off as one’s own” (Oxford Dictionaries, 2014).
Common Craft: Plagiarism Video
Video
Link: https://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism
Figure 1. The Plagiarism Spectrum [Image] Adapted from Turnitin (2014). Retrieved from
http://www.turnitin.com/assets/en_us/media/plagiarism_spectrum.php.
What does this mean?
• Ensure work submitted for assignments and essays is your own
• Give credit to the work of others by appropriately referencing and citing their material
• Health Sciences Division uses APA style referencing
In Text Citation
• If you are referring to an idea from another persons work but NOT directly quoting the material, you have to reference the author as it is their idea.
• For in text citation include the author and year of the publication in your in-text reference (Donde, 2014).
Direct Quotes in Text
• If you are quoting some else's work, “you need to include their work in quotation marks and then include the authors information” (Donde, 2014).
Reference List
• A reference list is found at the end of your paper and provides detailed information about the sources used.
• Example: • Journal
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.
• Books• Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location:
Publisher.
• Electronic • Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of online
periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Plagiarism in the 21ST Century also Includes:
Class presentationsOnline discussions
VideosMusic
Personal WebsitesPodcasts
Blogs
Plagiarism in the Online Context
• Copying of ideas and information from websites
• Copying media images
• Copying and using music
• Copying and using videos
• Copying and using television broadcasts
• Performing a persons copyrighted music
• Using information communication to you by Emails
What are the expectations
• That you produce original work
• That you cite, reference and give credit to the work of other individuals
How to Reference Images
Adapted from: You used an image
from a source and you edited it. This
includes resizing or cropping the image
changing the content.
Retrieved from: You used an image
from a source and have not changed it
in any way.
Figure 3. Picture of the lungs
[Image], Adapted from WebMD.
(2014). Retrieved from
http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-
of-the-lungs.
LUNG
How to Reference a YouTube Video
• Creator, A. (Year, Month Day). Title [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.websiteaddress.com
Wall, D. (2014, January 14). Intubation demo [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfTP99Cu8Xg.
Legalities and Consequences
I wish I would have referenced
properly
Figure 5. Jail [Image] Adapted from Imgarcade. (2014). Retrieved
from http://imgarcade.com/1/jail-cartoon-clip-art/.
Consequences of Plagiarism
• Destroyed Student Reputation
• Destroyed Professional Reputation
• Destroyed Academic Reputation
• Legal Repercussions
• Monetary Repercussions
• Plagiarized Research
Plagiarism Quiz
Question 1
• What is Plagiarism? (Check all that apply) Changing a few words of a paragraph of someone else's work
Using material without crediting the source
Citing a source incorrectly
Stealing someone's pen
Translating someone's work into another language without referencing
Question 2
• Is it acceptable to copy-and-paste a sentence written by someone else into your paper and simply add quotation marks around it Yes that shows it is not your text
No that is an incomplete citation
Question 3
• Paraphrasing properly is to: Change a few words to make it your own and cite it
Summarize the text in your own words and cite it
Put quotation marks around it and then cite it
Question 4
• You use something from Facebook or Pinterest in a presentation, so you: Copy and paste the post
Give credit to the person you took it from
Question 5
• What are some consequences of plagiarism? (Check all that apply) Legal repercussion
Suspension
Tarnished reputation
Monetary gain
Assignment
• Create a 500 word post on the management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) using a variety of online resources such as online discussions, videos, personal websites, podcasts and blogs as your resources.
• Ensure you cite your work, label any images and include a reference list
• Due: next Monday
Additional Resources
• https://www.citethisforme.com/
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
• http://www.tru.ca/library/pdf/apacitationstyle.pdf
References
• Donde, G. (2014). Screen Shot. Retrieved 1 November 2014, from http://students.olblogs.tru.ca/gdonde/
• Imgarcade. (2014). Retrieved 1 November 2014, from http://imgarcade.com/1/jail-cartoon-clip-art/
• Oxford Dictionaries. (2014). plagiarism: definition of plagiarism in Oxford dictionary (British & World English). Retrieved 2 November 2014, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/plagiarism
• Paul, J. (2014). http://info.socious.com/bid/31533/4-Ways-to-Keep-Discussion-Forums-Active-Online-Community-Tips.
• Turnitin. (2014). The Plagiarism Spectrum: Tagging 10 Types of Unoriginal Work. Retrieved 2 November 2014, from http://www.turnitin.com/assets/en_us/media/plagiarism_spectrum.php
• Wall, D. (2014, January 14). Intubation demo [Video file]. Retrieved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfTP99Cu8Xg
• WebMD. (2014). Picture of lungs [Image[ Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-lungs.
• Williams, P. (2014). RESP 5017 –Course information sheet [Class handout]. Health Sciences. Fanshawe College. London. Canada.