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K-State’s Definition of Plagiarism

This document outlines K-State's definition of plagiarism and provides strategies for faculty to prevent plagiarism in the classroom. It also includes information on discipline-specific guidelines and resources for citation education.

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K-State’s Definition of Plagiarism

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  1. K-State’s Definition of Plagiarism K-State Honor & Integrity System Faculty Brown Bag October 22, 2008

  2. Faculty Handbook • http://www.k-state.edu/academicpersonnel/fhbook/ • Appendix F (Academic Conduct, Academic Honesty, and Honor System Constitution • Changes approved 9/9/08 by Faculty Senate

  3. Plagiarism – Previous Definition 1. Definition of plagiarism. a. "Plagiarism is . . . taking somebody else's property. If you copy somebody's test answers, take an essay from a magazine and pass it off as your own, lift a well-phrased sentence or two and include them without crediting the author or using quotation marks, or even pass off somebody's good ideas as examples of your own genius, . . " Quote from Robert M. Gorrell and Charlton Laid, Modern English Handbook, 6th edition (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1976), p. 71. b. Plagiarism covers unpublished as well as published sources; borrowing another's term paper, handing in as one's own work a paper purchased from an individual or agency, or submitting as one's own any papers from living group's, club's, or organization's files; . . .

  4. Intentional or Unintentional

  5. Revision Process • Members of Development Committee: • Dr. David Allen – director of Honor & Integrity System • Dr. Elizabeth Dodd – Department of English • Cheryl Strecker – University Attorney • Revision through Faculty Senate Process (subcommittee reviews and approvals prior to going to Faculty Senate)

  6. Revised Definition in Comparison to Former Definition • “Property” is spelled out as “someone else’s ideas, work, or words” • Definition taken from 2003 Webster’s Dictionary as opposed to 1976 source • More detailed explanation of what constitutes plagiarism • Buying a paper online • Cutting and pasting information • Using another persons ideas without citation

  7. “Sloppy Scholarship” • Clearly states that unintentional plagiarism is still plagiarism • Failure to put correct quotation marks • Failure to use in-text citations • Incorrect paraphrasing

  8. “Discipline Specific Guidelines” • Departmental or instructor guidelines of citation styles • Expectation on the department or instructor to educate and inform the student of these guidelines

  9. Plagiarism in the Classroom – What Can Faculty Do? • Teaching to Avoid Plagiarism • Citation Education • Online quizzes • Plagiarism Handouts for faculty and students • Educational needs of level of students • Tips to Minimize Plagiarism • Plagiarism Declaration • Show examples of plagiarism

  10. What questions or comments do you have about K-State and plagiarism?

  11. Thank you for coming! • Next Faculty Brown Bag: • Thursday, November 20 • Directors Conference Rooms of the Union • When Academic Integrity is Grey

  12. Contact Information Camilla J. Roberts, PhD Assistant Director Honor & Integrity System chjones@ksu.edu 532-2595

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