By K. Steves, LibrarianCardinal Spellman High School

PPA – Public Policy Analysis (PPA) will guide you through the problem solving skills necessary to

public policy issues that affect all aspects of life

We will use the following steps:

Identify the nature of a social problem

Gather evidence to support the existence of the problem

Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem

Evaluate the existing policy

Develop public policy alternatives

Determine the best public policy solution to the problem

Plagiarism is a major issue in schools today

DefinitionDefinition of PLAGIARIZEtransitive verb: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as

one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source

intransitive verb: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an

idea or product derived from an existing source

Merriam – Webster On Line Dictionary 2012

Some statisticsAccording to U.S. News and World Report

80% of "high-achieving" high school students admit to cheating.

51% of high school students did not believe cheating was wrong.

95% of cheating high school students said that they had not been detected.

Plagairisamdotorg 2010

Some Reasons Students Plagiarize Poor research skills

Poor attitudes toward grades and schoolwork

Poor time-management skills

Perception that peers are cheating

Skewed risk-reward assessments Plagiarism image by

Webster University

Questions to consider

Is “cutting and pasting” plagiarism if I use less that a paragraph?

If I paraphrase an idea is it plagiarism?

How do I avoid being accursed of plagiarism?

Document Your Sources

Use a standard format document

document scholarly borrowings

Simple and concise

MLA style

criticalthinkeracademy.com

MLA FormatFeatures brief parentheticalcitations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of

works cited that appears at the end of the work.

Book Sources You will need to findAuthorTitlePlace – City of PublicationPublisherDate – Year of copyrightFor an Anthology

Author of essayTitle of essay

modernsurvivalonline.com

AuthorName of WebsiteWebsite SponsorDate PostedDate Accessed

Databases provide citationinformation

Internet Sources – Doing Research good on the Web is hard You must document you sources & find the:

Resources/ SolutionThe following Websites provide detailed information on Plagiarism:

How to Recognize Plagiarism

Plagiariam What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

Avoiding plagiarism Plagiarism -What is is and How to Recognize and avoid it

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

Resources of MLA FormatThe Librarian

Pick up MLA review sheetsAsk specific questions

Use the following Websites MLA FormatPurdue OwlMLA Citation Information

How Can You Avoid Plagiarism?

Review at least two websites listed.List four ways to avoid plagiarism.Be prepared for a class discussion