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What is
plagiarism?
Who cares?
Why is plagiarism difficult to avoid?
► Definite don'ts
What happens if you are accused?
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Use valid, credible sources for information
Take careful notes
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
Giving Credit
Papers
Presentations, websites, etc.
Citation styles
Is it plagiarism?
(interactive game)
Copyright
What's the deal with the © ?
Is it copyright
infringement?
(interactive game)
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Definite don'ts
- copying and pasting complete papers from electronic sources
- copying and pasting passages from electronic
sources without placing the passages in quotes and properly citing the
source
- having others write complete papers or portions of papers for you
- summarizing ideas without citing their source
- pulling out quotes from sources without putting quotation marks
around the passages
- closely paraphrasing - not putting the information in your own words
(even if it's cited)
- quoting statistics without naming the source unless you gathered the
data yourself
- using words and passages you don't understand and can't explain
- self-plagiarizing - using one paper for more than one class without
the permission of your professors
- making up bibliographic or citation information (page numbers,
etc.)
- using photographs, video, or audio without permission or
acknowledgment
- translating from one language to another without properly citing the
original source
- copying computer programs or other technical information without
acknowledgment
- failing to acknowledge sources of oral
presentation, slides, or Web projects
- failing to acknowledge sources of elements of
nonverbal work: painting, dance, musical composition, mathematical
proof
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