PlagiarismSome material in this presentation is used by permission of

Dr. Patricia Liotta-Kolencik

What is Plagiarism?“To steal and pass off the ideas, words, and

writing of another as one’s own; without acknowledging the source”

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. (2000)

Academic Dishonesty “Academic dishonesty is any

treatment or representation of work as if one were fully responsible for it, when it is, in fact, the work of another person or work in which one has received unacknowledged assistance from others.”

Wittenberg University Policy on Academic Dishonesty 2002

Three Categories1. “Copying directly from another source without

using quotes or citations

2. Changing a few words in a passage from another source without using quotes or citations

3. Putting ideas, judgments, opinions, inferences, experiments, etc., from another source in your own words without quotes or citations”

Taken directly from ”Click and Cheat: Educating the cut and paste generation, a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Patricia Liotta-Kolencik”

ExercisesRead the original passageRead the student versionSelect an answer

Original Text Student Work“George Washington

never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.

Bibliography

Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism?

Yes

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Original Text Student Work“George Washington

never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

“George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Bibliography Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism?

No

Original Text Student Work“George Washington

never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

Mr. Gaines (2002) states that George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.

Bibliography Gaines, Graham. George Washington:

Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism?

Yes

Original Text Student Work“George Washington

never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

Mr. Gaines (2002) states that… “George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism?

No

Bibliography Gaines, Graham. George Washington:

Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Original Text Student Work“George Washington

never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

George Washington wanted to be a farmer, even though most Americans believed that he was the best person to be president.

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Bibliography Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism?

Yes

Original Text Student Work

“George Washington never wanted to be the first president of the United States, even though Americans believed he was the perfect person to fill such an important role. What he wanted to do most was to be a farmer, just as his father had been. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.”

According to Mr. Gaines, “George Washington never wanted to be president…”

(Photograph of Washington oil painting by Gilbert Stuart © 1796, in the White House.)

Quoted from Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Bibliography Gaines, Graham. George Washington: Our First President. Chanhassen, Minnesota: Child’s World, Inc., 2002

Is this plagiarism? Yes

Did you think of it?

Yes

Is it common knowledge?

No

Yes

No

Do not cite it.

Cite it. Copyright 2001, Pyrczak Publishing

When Should You Cite?

Cite the

Site where you

Sighted the Facts!

Give Credit

Where Credit

Is Due!

PLAGIARISM PLEDGEI, __________________ DO HEREBY PROMISE THAT WHEN WRITING A

RESEARCH PAPER, I WILL DO THE FOLLOWING:1. When using or paraphrasing the words or materials written by someone else in my

research paper, I will give that person credit by naming him or her.2. I will enclose exact materials in quotation marks and name the author the

material.3. When paraphrasing the materials of another, I will rewrite it in my own style and

language.4. I will not simply rearrange the words of another person and claim them as my

own.5. I will double-check the accuracy of any quotation I use and any citation I make.6. If I add or change words in a quotation, I will enclose them in brackets.7. I will not change the meaning of words written by another to a different meaning

of my own.8. I will provide a bibliography of works I use showing the title of the work, the

name of the author, imprint and accurate page numbers to which I referred.

SIGNED ___________________________________ DATE _____________________How to write a research paper. (1997).