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Plagiarism

Plagiarism. A nifty word for a NAUGHTY deed. A Tabor Victoria Resource by John Capper . Why Plagiarism is an issue. PLAGIARISM: The sin of academia… It is cheating It is dishonest It devalues everyone’s award It can earn undeserved marks It can wear out the exit door….

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism A nifty word for a NAUGHTY deed. A Tabor Victoria Resourceby John Capper

  2. Why Plagiarism is an issue • PLAGIARISM: The sin of academia… • It is cheating • It is dishonest • It devalues everyone’s award • It can earn undeserved marks • It can wear out the exit door…

  3. Vice-chancellor resigns over plagarism (sic) claims • PM Archive - Thursday, 11 July , 2002 00:00:00 • Reporter: Kate Tozer • COMPERE: After days mired in accusations of plagiarism, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria's Monash University, Professor David Robinson, is standing down.Professor Robinson recently admitted that he twice plagiarised text for books that he published in Britain 20 years ago.However, he now stands accused of further plagiarism offences.Monash, like all major universities, enforces a strong no-plagiarism code, including expulsion, on all its staff and students.So now, to protect its already damaged reputation, the University has agreed the resignation was in its own best interests.In Melbourne, Kate Tozer reports…. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s604692.htm

  4. Where is the line? Between wholesale copying and responsible writing… Helping you to find the way…

  5. Test yourself from the following list. Indicate whether you think the behaviour is: A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E Likely to lead to EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F Likely to lead to FAILURE (or resubmission) G Great form H Horrible (or Horrendous!) L Loved by markers P Plagiarism Note: (It could be more than one)

  6. CASE 1 Copying a paragraph word for word from a source, without any acknowledgement (i.e., no reference). C F H P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  7. CASE 2 Submitting an essay written by someone else. C E F P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  8. CASE 3 Cutting and pasting a paragraph by using sentences of the original but omitting one or two and putting one or two in a different order, with no quotation marks; with an in-text acknowledgement plus bibliography. B P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  9. CASE 4 Downloading an entire essay from the Internet. C E F P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  10. CASE 5 Paraphrasing a paragraph by rewriting with substantial changes in language and organisation; the new version will also have changes in the amount of detail used and the examples cited; citing in bibliography. C P ! ! ! ! ! A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism It MUST have a reference in the text!

  11. CASE 6 Quoting a paragraph by placing it in block format with the source cited through a reference in the text and an entry in the bibliography. A G L A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  12. CASE 7 Working with a friend and both submitting the same essay as your own work. C F E2 P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  13. CASE 8 Submitting the same essay in two different subjects. C F E2 (P) A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  14. CASE 9 Composing a paragraph by taking short phrases from a number of sources and putting them together using words of your own to make a coherent whole with an in-text reference + bibliography. B H (Why Bother?) A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  15. CASE 10 Submitting an essay you wrote for another institution. C F E2 (P?) A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  16. CASE 11 Copying a paragraph and making small changes - e.g. replacing a few verbs, replacing an adjective with a synonym; acknowledging the source in the bibliography but no reference in the text. C F P A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism It MUST have a reference in the text!

  17. CASE 12 Doing the naughty things above after a warning. E F A Acceptable B Borderline C Cheating D Don’t Know E EXPULSION (E2 if likely on second offence) F FAILURE G Great form H Horrible L Loved P Plagiarism

  18. RESOLUTION! • Be careful. • Attend a Study Skills session. • Ask for guidance. • Be careful! • Be well informed. • Read the Style Guide on Plagiarism. • Be careful!

  19. Plagiarism Please don’t! Thank You!

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