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Academic honesty and the proper use of information

Academic honesty and the proper use of information. By Juliet Evans ASFG librarian. Do you…. use information or take information?. Copying other people’s words and pretending they’re yours. Plagiarism is…. Presenting someone else’s idea and pretending it’s yours.

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Academic honesty and the proper use of information

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  1. Academic honesty and the proper use of information By Juliet Evans ASFG librarian

  2. Do you… use information or take information?

  3. Copying other people’s words and pretending they’re yours Plagiarism is… Presenting someone else’s idea and pretending it’s yours Not citing your sources

  4. How to avoid plagiarism… Direct quote Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work “To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare)

  5. How to avoid plagiarism… Direct quote Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work “To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare) Paraphrase Explain someone else’s idea in your own words Faced with the skull of his old friend, Hamlet struggles with the meaning of mortality. (Shakespeare)

  6. How to avoid plagiarism… Direct quote Put “ ” around someone else’s exact words that you use in your work “To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare) Paraphrase Explain someone else’s idea in your own words Faced with the skull of his old friend, Hamlet struggles with the meaning of mortality. (Shakespeare) In both cases, you must give credit for the original words or idea.

  7. Paraphrasing… A good paraphrase should • have the same meaning as the original • but not sound like the original • only have 3-4 words the same as the original Paraphrasing is not easy…it takes practice!

  8. Steps in paraphrasing… Read the original carefully Close the book/screen window while you write your own explanation Check your sentence against the original Cite the source

  9. Time to practice • Take brief notes on the following: • What happened • Where • When • Who • Why it’s significant http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8038368.stm

  10. Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:

  11. Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:

  12. Things you should cite…Any quote or idea you used from the following sources:

  13. Things you don't need to cite…(take a guess) Anything that you created… • Your own experiences • observations • interpretations • conclusions • photos and • Common knowledge & facts

  14. Why do we teach this? • Because if you’re copying from others, you’re not learning & thinking for yourself • Because there are consequences for dishonesty: -You fail the paper or the whole class -You get expelled (yes it has happened at our school!) -Your academic reputation suffers -You won’t get into any other good schools

  15. Research tips Search efficiently Google advanced search [ jaguar -cars -football -os ] [ San Francisco Giants 2004 OR 2005 ] Use reliable sources EBSCO .org .edu Who’s the site’s author?

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