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PLAGIARISM

This article discusses the concept of plagiarism, intellectual property, actions that may be seen as plagiarism, and the importance of citing sources. It also explores the distinction between deliberate and accidental plagiarism and provides guidelines on when to cite sources.

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PLAGIARISM

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  1. PLAGIARISM

  2. What Is Plagiarism?

  3. What is Plagiarism? It is using other's ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information. Definition taken from http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html

  4. What Is Intellectual Property?

  5. What is Intellectual Property? It is the product of human intellect that is unique and un-obvious with some value in the marketplace.  Definition taken from http://www.legal-database.com/intellectualproperty.htm

  6. Actions That Might Be Seen As Plagiarism Buying, stealing, or borrowing a paper Copying from one source w/o citing (on purpose or by accident) Using the source too closely when paraphrasing Hiring or asking someone to write your paper Building on someone's ideas w/o citing Deliberate Plagiarism Possible Accidental Plagiarism

  7. When Do I Cite Sources?

  8. You must cite someone else's • words you quote • words you summarize • words you paraphrase

  9. You must cite someone else's • idea (interpretation, opinion, conclusion) • data • graph, photograph, table of information

  10. You must cite someone else's • experiment or survey • example • phrase

  11. You must cite someone else's • video source (film, TV) • structure or sequencing of facts, ideas, or arguments

  12. You do not have to cite YOUR: • words • idea (interpretation, opinion, conclusion) • data

  13. You do not have to cite YOUR: • graph, photograph, table of information • experiment or survey • example

  14. You do not have to cite YOUR: • phrase • expression of common knowledge

  15. Did you think of it? yes no Is it common knowledge yes Don't Cite! no Cite it!

  16. What Is Common Knowledge?

  17. What is Common Knowledge? If you were to look at 10 sources and find the info in 6 or 7 of them, then it is common knowledge.

  18. Rule of Thumb If you aren't sure, CITE IT!

  19. Why Should I Cite?

  20. The Moral Reasons • Trust is valuable. • Your cheating isn't fair to everyone else. • You are breaking the law.

  21. The Intellectual Reasons Citing your sources... • makes your paper better • proves you did more work • proves it's your work

  22. Another something Your thoughts are more important than the source.

  23. Plagiarism… It ain’t worth it.

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