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Plagiarism

Plagiarism. Defining, Identifying, and Analyzing. A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University. What is Plagiarism?. The practice, whether intentional or not, of using someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own.

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism Defining, Identifying, and Analyzing A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University

  2. What is Plagiarism? • The practice, whether intentional or not, of using someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University

  3. An Ethical Dilemma • Why is plagiarism wrong?

  4. Consequences of Plagiarism • What happens?

  5. Identify Plagiarism Original passage: Despite the overwhelming poverty, black residents in inner-city neighborhoods verbally reinforce, rather than undermine, the basic American values pertaining to individual initiative. For example, the large survey of the UPFLS found that nearly all the black respondents felt that plain hard work is either very important or somewhat important for getting ahead…Nonetheless, given constraints and limited opportunities facing people in inner-city neighborhoods, it is altogether reasonable to assume that many of those who subscribe to these values will, in the final analysis, find it difficult to live up to them. (W.J. Wilson, When Work Disappears, 1996, p. 67) Student Work: Black residents in inner-city neighborhoods verbally reinforce, rather than undermine, the basic American values pertaining to individual initiative. A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University

  6. Word-for-Word Copying!

  7. Identify Plagiarism Original passage: Despite the overwhelming poverty, black residents in inner-city neighborhoods verbally reinforce, rather than undermine, the basic American values pertaining to individual initiative. For example, the large survey of the UPFLS found that nearly all the black respondents felt that plain hard work is either very important or somewhat important for getting ahead…Nonetheless, given constraints and limited opportunities facing people in inner-city neighborhoods, it is altogether reasonable to assume that many of those who subscribe to these values will, in the final analysis, find it difficult to live up to them. (W.J. Wilson, When Work Disappears, 1996, p. 67) Student Work: African Americans living in the central city verbally reinforce, rather than reject, the basic American ideals pertaining to individual initiative. Student Work 2: African Americans living in the central city verbally reinforce, rather than reject, the basic American ideals pertaining to individual initiative (Wilson, 1996: 67).

  8. Improperly Paraphrasing

  9. Identify Plagiarism Original passage: Despite the overwhelming poverty, black residents in inner-city neighborhoods verbally reinforce, rather than undermine, the basic American values pertaining to individual initiative. For example, the large survey of the UPFLS found that nearly all the black respondents felt that plain hard work is either very important or somewhat important for getting ahead…Nonetheless, given constraints and limited opportunities facing people in inner-city neighborhoods, it is altogether reasonable to assume that many of those who subscribe to these values will, in the final analysis, find it difficult to live up to them. (W.J. Wilson, When Work Disappears, 1996, p. 67) Student Work: The lack of opportunities to be found in the inner city often prevents residents of these areas from demonstrating their values of hard work. A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University

  10. Failing to cite the originalsource

  11. Identify Plagiarism Original passage: Despite the overwhelming poverty, black residents in inner-city neighborhoods verbally reinforce, rather than undermine, the basic American values pertaining to individual initiative. For example, the large survey of the UPFLS found that nearly all the black respondents felt that plain hard work is either very important or somewhat important for getting ahead…Nonetheless, given constraints and limited opportunities facing people in inner-city neighborhoods, it is altogether reasonable to assume that many of those who subscribe to these values will, in the final analysis, find it difficult to live up to them. (W.J. Wilson, When Work Disappears, 1996, p. 67) Student Work: Sixty-six percent of black residents of inner-city neighborhoods believe that working hard is a very important determinant of success. A Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism Department of Sociology, Western Washington University

  12. Failing to cite information that is not Common Knowledge

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