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"It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to
quote,
and the reason is that he is never actually doing anything else."
Havelock Ellis
What is plagiarism? [download
a PDF version]
According to the Salisbury University
Academic Integrity Policy:
"Plagiarism occurs when a student intentionally
or unintentionally deceives or disregards
proper scholarly procedures; presents information,
ideas or phrasing of another as if they
were his/her own; and/or
does not give appropriate attribution to the original
source."
In
other words...
Plagiarism is using
others' ideas or words without documenting the source of
that information.
"Proper
scholarly procedures require that all quoted
material be identified by quotation
marks or
indentation on the page, and the source of
information and ideas, if from another,
must be
identified and be attributed to that source."
Why do students plagiarize?
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Ease and convenience of obtaining material from the
Internet
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View of the Internet as a one-stop source of free material to
be used as needed
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Belief that electronic plagiarism is hard to detect
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Student-generated values: "Everybody does it,"
"It's cool" and "It's no big deal"
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Time-management problems; procrastination
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Poor academic preparation: deficits in composition and
research skills; lack of
knowledge
about proper attribution
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Attitudinal problems (e.g., "I'm not interested in this
course; I just need to make a
passing grade")
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Societal acceptance of taking whatever measures are
necessary to succeed
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Cultural differences in the perception of, and attitudes
toward, plagiarism
How do SU faculty fight plagiarism?
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TurnItIn Plagiarism Prevention Service
- An increasing number of SU faculty are
using
this campus-wide plagiarism detection service to review student research papers.
Students are often asked to electronically submit their own papers to this service.
How can SU students take responsibility?
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Citation Style Guide
- Blackwell Library has a web guide to assist students in correctly
citing sources obtained
during the research process.
Cases and examples of plagiarized text:
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Examples of purported or actual plagiarism - Wikipedia
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Cases against plagiarists in colleges -
Ronald B. Standler
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How to recognize plagiarism: examples - Indiana University,
School of Education
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Plagiarism: how to define it, recognize it and avoid doing it
- Webster University
Learn and Practice with these exercises:
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You
Quote It, You Note It - an animated tutorial (Acadia University)
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What is Plagiarism: The Movie! - three part flash movie (Rutgers University)
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The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge (Fairfield
University)
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Citing and Documenting Sources (UCLA Library)
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Plagiarism Quiz -
practice deciphering between plagiarism and original work
(Indiana University).
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