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Plagiarism and How to Avoid it

Learn about plagiarism and how to avoid it in academic writing with helpful tips on citing sources, paraphrasing correctly, and recognizing common knowledge. Explore the consequences of plagiarism and discover ways to uphold research integrity. Follow style guidelines like APA and IEEE for proper referencing.

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Plagiarism and How to Avoid it

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  1. Plagiarism and How to Avoid it Ann Smith Computer Science Liaison Librarian

  2. What is Plagiarism? • Presenting someone else’s work as if it is your own. • Intellectual Dishonesty • Academic Fraud

  3. Cyber-Plagiarism • Cutting and pasting from the Internet without crediting your source(s) - includes paragraphs - sentences - phrases

  4. Plagiarism includes … • Paraphrasing without crediting the source • Paraphrasing includes - summarizing a passage - rearranging the order of a sentence and changing some of the words.

  5. Plagiarism means • Copying code without acknowledgement - Comments section of program • Using ‘canned’ routines without acknowledgement • Using tables, graphs, statistics without acknowlegment

  6. Plagiarism is not…Common Knowledge • People like you know it - Which is the largest province in Canada? • Facts available in a wide variety of sources - Information in textbooks, encyclopaedias - World War II ended in 1945

  7. When is it no longer Common knowledge? • When it is a fact that is not widely known • When it becomes an assertion - Judgements, opinions and claims of others - The best city in Canada is Montreal

  8. Avoid Plagiarism • Acknowledge your sources by referencing • Follow a Style Manual - (APA) American Psychological Association - (IEEE) Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

  9. Acadia Context • Instructions for the preparation and presentation of theses • Research Integrity Policy • Turn-It-In

  10. Conclusion • Easy to Detect • Pointless – Cheating Yourself • Follow a Style Manual • Ask If in Doubt - Prof - Librarian

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