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Plagiarism

Plagiarism. What It Is How to Avoid It. Heather Bailey Writing Studio Coordinator Keiser University, Jacksonville Campus hbailey@keiseruniversity.edu. Presentation Overview. Definition of Plagiarism What Information N eeds to be Cited? Definition of Paraphrasing

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism What It Is How to Avoid It Heather Bailey Writing Studio Coordinator Keiser University, Jacksonville Campus hbailey@keiseruniversity.edu

  2. Presentation Overview • Definition of Plagiarism • What Information Needs to be Cited? • Definition of Paraphrasing • Incorrect v. Correct Paraphrasing • Why Is It important to Paraphrase? • How Do I balance My Sources? • Practical Tips to Paraphrase Successfully

  3. What is Plagiarism? • To present another’s ideas, words, or research as your own original ideas • REMEMBER: If you do not acknowledge the source, then you ARE implying that the ideas are your own original ideas!

  4. Plagiarism Includes • Copying a source exactly without putting quotes around the text and without putting a correct parenthetical citation • No correct parenthetical citation after a source you have paraphrased • Incorrectly paraphrasing a source

  5. Unintentional v. Intentional Plagiarism • Intentional Plagiarism: • Deliberately attempting to pass off someone else’s ideas/arguments as your own • Unintentional Plagiarism: • Forgetting to put the correct citation after a paraphrased section • Not paraphrasing correctly

  6. Keiser University’s Policies • Partially Plagiarized Assignments • 1st Time:“F” on an assignment • 2nd Time: “F” for the course • 3rd Time: Dismissal from the University • Entirely Plagiarized Assignments • 1st time: “F” for the course • 2nd time: Dismissal from the University

  7. What DoesNotNeed to Be Cited? • Common Knowledge • If found in five or more sources • Common information within your field(Ask your professor) • Original Research • Personal Experience • ONLY if your professor allows

  8. What DoesNeed to Be Cited? • Direct Quotes • Facts That Are Not Common Knowledge • Statistics • Studies/Experiments • Paraphrased Ideas • Arguments • Opinions • Theories

  9. What is Paraphrasing? • IS summarizing an idea from a passage in your own words • IS completely changing the order and the sentence structure • IS an appropriate way to borrow from a source (if cited correctly!) • ISNOTsimply changing a few words from the original passage

  10. Incorrect Paraphrase Original Text Incorrect Paraphrase When you think critically, you interpret (analyze) concepts and think on them. You are going farther than the written or visual text to discover the secret meanings within (Durand, 2012). • “When you think critically, you interpret (analyze) ideas and reflect on them. You are going beyond the written or visual text to uncover the hidden meanings within” (Durand, 2012, p. 63).

  11. Correct Paraphrase Original Text Correct Paraphrase Thinking critically is more than just looking at what is said directly. When you engage in critical thinking, you are searching for the root meaning beneath the images and words. This allows you to analyze what is being said in a deeper way (Durand, 2012). • “When you think critically, you interpret (analyze) ideas and reflect on them. You are going beyond the written or visual text to uncover the hidden meanings within” (Durand, 2012, p. 63).

  12. Why Paraphrase? • Provide support for an argument you are making • Give examples of several points of view on a subject • Call attention to a position that you wish to agree or disagree with

  13. How to Balance Your Ideas Use the Source to… …then Be Original! Make an argument based on a new/original idea! (Your thesis statement) Either expand/improve these previous ideas or disagree with them • Explore the previous opinions and research of experts in the field as the groundwork for your own argument

  14. Balancing Your Sources BALANCE YOU THEM

  15. Avoid Using too Many Quotes Block Quotes Direct Quotes Paraphrase

  16. Tips to Paraphrase • Readthe original source and understand what is being said • Put the source AWAY and write out a paraphrase of the source in your own words on scratch paper or an index card • Check the source to make sure that your paraphrase isn’t too close to the original, and that you’ve accurately expressed the ideas

  17. References • Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu • Keiser University Catalog 2012-2013. (2012). Fort Lauderdale, FL: Keiser University.

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