ddba-8005 what is plagiarism

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What is Plagiarism?

ByThe Walden University Writing Center Staff

Plagiarism is representing someone else's intellectual property as your own. Students at Waldenare most commonly at ris of plagiari!ing when they fail to ade"uately cite the original sourcematerial from which they too words and ideas. #s you will see $elow% the integrity of your wor is also compromised when you rely too heavily on secondary sources and direct "uotes.

Misrepresentation

Statements made and documents supplied $y Walden applicants and students must $e completeand accurate. Walden University will not tolerate any misrepresentation $y a student or applicantof past or current academic programs% degrees% or professional accomplishments. &f une plaineddiscrepancies appear $etween statements or documents provided to Walden University and

information o$tained otherwise% save in the case of misspellings and other such inadvertencies%applicants may $e re(ected for admission and students may $e dismissed.

Standards for Written Curriculum Components

Walden University e pects the su$mitted wor of students to reflect the standards of thescholarly community% adhere to #merican Psychological #ssociation or Tura$ian formatguidelines% and $e written in fair and accurate language.

#P# and Tura$ian )uidelines and Walden University re"uire the written wor of students to

adhere to the format and style guidelines esta$lished $y the #merican Psychological #ssociation*#P#+. These guidelines are pu$lished in the following reference manual,

#merican Psychological #ssociation *- /+. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association *0th ed.+. Washington% 1C, #uthor.

#lternatively% students may follow Tura$ian guidelines% e cept in psychology programs.

Tura$ian% 2. 3. *- 4+. A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations *4th ed.+.Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

Fair and Accurate Language

Because Walden is committed to the fair treatment of all individuals and groups% the Universityrecommends that faculty% students% and administrators write and spea in a manner that respectshuman $eings% regardless of gender% race% ethnic origins% religious preference% or se ualorientation. Students see ing more information on this topic may wish to consult the #mericanPsychological #ssociation's Pu$lication 5anual for reduction of $ias in language.

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Copyright

Unless they are in the pu$lic domain% it is illegal to reproduce copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder. Walden University rigorously adheres to copyright laws%re"uesting and9or purchasing proprietary permission to duplicate materials for classroom use.

What Is the Difference Between Paraphrasing and Plagiarism The si th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association *78-8+indicates you should use "uotation mar s and a page reference *or paragraph reference inelectronic documents+ to show you are using the e act words of another writer. :ou must alsocite an author each time you paraphrase% and a page reference is encouraged with paraphrases% aswell.

# useful e plication of paraphrasing appears in The Craft of Research *University of ChicagoPress% - 0+ $y Booth% Colom$% and Williams,

:ou plagiari!e even when you do credit the author $ut use his e act words without so indicatingwith "uotation mar s or $loc indentation. :ou also plagiari!e when you use words so close tothose in your source% that if your wor were placed ne t to the source% it would $e o$vious thatyou could not have written what you did without the source at your el$ow. *p. -4;+&n other words% paraphrasing doesn't mean changing a single word or two in a few sentences.Paraphrasing means putting an idea into your own words.

&n the following e amples% notice the difference in the three attempts at paraphrasing. &n #ttempt-% no credit is given to the original authors at all. &n #ttempt 7% a citation appears at the end of the

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record on the environment% many people were li ely to see photos ofthe president in the ranger hat andma e a positive lin $etween>eagan and the environment.

people were li ely to see photos ofthe president in the ranger hat andma e a positive lin $etween>eagan and the environment.

Attempt )+ Still Plagiarism"Despite the Citation at the ,nd

Attempt -+ SuccessfulParaphrasing

vidence suggests that newsma ersare $ecoming particularly savvya$out placing items on the mediaagenda. When President >eaganwas running for his second term% hetoo a tour to promote hisadministration's record onenvironmentalism. The tour was fullof photo opportunities% including the

president standing on a fishing $oatin the Chesapea e Bay and the

president wearing a par ranger'shat at a cave in 2entuc y. venthough some thought that the>eagan administration had amisera$le record on theenvironment% many people wereli ely to see photos of the presidentin the ranger hat and ma e a

positive lin $etween >eagan andthe environment. *Severin @Tan ard% - 7% p. 704+.

Severin and Tan ard *- 7+ notedPresident >eagan's apparenthypocrisy when he ran for reelectionin - A/. By posing for a photoopportunity in a $oat on theChesapea e Bay% >eagan% accordingto these authors% possi$ly used theappearance of concern to misleadvoters a$out his actual record on theenvironment.

$wo !ther Pro.lems /elated to Integrity

-. :ou must not suggest to your reader that you have read something you haven't. Students ma ethis mista e when incorrectly citing secondary sources. amine% for e ample% this paragraph%

written $y ather lannigan *- ;+,

Birds of a feather floc together. owl have $een found to flee when confronted with foul smells* oster% - 00+% and a few studies * eli @ Phillips% - A/ reud @ risch% - / riend @ ate%- 0+ found few feathered fowl unfit to fight foes when faced with ferocious forces.

Can you refer to oster *- 00+ if you haven't read that wor ? Some students write,

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Several studies have pointed to the way $irds stic together when faced with difficult challenges* eli @ Phillips% - A/ oster% - 00 reud @ risch% - / riend @ ate% - 0+.

1oing so% though% suggests to your reader that you read all these when in fact you pro$a$lyhaven't

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