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What is plagiarism?

(And why you should care!). What is plagiarism?. Definition:. Plagiarism means using another person’s work as your own. Plagiarism is cheating!. How big is the problem?. In different studies about plagiarism, we asked students when they plagiarize,

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What is plagiarism?

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  1. (And why you should care!) What is plagiarism?

  2. Definition: Plagiarism means using another person’s work as your own. Plagiarism is cheating!

  3. How big is the problem? In different studies about plagiarism, we asked students when they plagiarize, • 74% of students said they cheated on a test. • More than 50% of students say they cheated using the internet Based on the research of Donald L. McCabe, Rutgers University Source: “CIA Research.” Center for Academic Integrity, Duke University, 2003 <http://academicintegrity.org/cai_research.asp>.

  4. Students. If: • you have used the words and ideas of others, and you did not say that the work was theirs • or you have had help that you wouldn’t want your teacher to know about: You have probably plagiarized!

  5. Two types of plagiarism: • On purpose • Copying a friend’s work • Buying or borrowing papers • Cutting and pasting words from the internet without saying that you did • Using another person’s idea without saying it is theirs • Not on purpose • When you plagiarize but you do not mean to

  6. Excuses Everyone does it! It’s okay if I don’t get caught! I was too busy to write that paper! (Job, big game, too much homework!) This assignment was BORING! I’ve got to get into The University! My teachers expect too much! My parents expect “A”s!

  7. Why should I not cheat?! • Punishment • Academic honesty • Value of work • Creator’s rights • More Knowledge • Behavior Do you care what other people think about you?

  8. Real life problems: Is cheating worth the risk? • Other students will remember that you are a cheater. • The university will know that you are a cheater. • Shame will come to your family.

  9. Are these important? • What if: • The person who built your house cheated during math class. Is your home safe? • Your doctor cheated on his exams. Do you trust him? • The airplane pilot told his test examiner that his eyes are good, but his eyes are blind. Do you want to fly with him? (Lathrop and Foss 87)

  10. What’s the big deal? Wrong! You must tell where you got your information! If I change a few words, I’m okay, right?

  11. What should I do? You can use small parts of other people’s work and internet work! But you must say that you are using someone else’s work!

  12. How? In your project, copy and paste the website where the link came from. For example: This picture is from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/images/howard1912.jpg

  13. But what about words? In your project, write the name and page number of the book that you are using. For example: Cold shoulder – means “not to care” (Bill’s Book of Idioms, page 3)

  14. How will my teacher know? • Teachers always know! • Teachers know what work you can make. • Teachers can use computers to see if you cheat. • You will get a ‘0’ for any plagiarised work you turn in. CHEATING IS NOT WORTH THE RISK!

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