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What is plagiarism and how to avoid it
Used Under Creative Commons License What is plagiarism and how to avoid it by BrockLibrary 2016
When Plagiarisms is found out you look a bit Stupid in front of everyone!
Nothing to be Afraid of!
Getting Started • The following slides offer a basic why, when, where and how guide to referencing • Some short quizzes are also included so that you can check your own progress
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What we will look at 1. The reasons why we need to reference when writing college papers 2. When and where we reference 3. How we reference using the Harvard style
What is referencing? • In college, when you are writing essays, reports or assignments, it is usual to refer to information that others have written on the subject in order to support your own points
Words Explained Reference “A book or passage referred to”
Citation “The quoting of a book or author in support of a fact” (source: www.thefreedictionary.com )
Why do I need to reference? • To show anyone who reads your work that you understand the topic and have your own ideas on it
Why do I need to reference? • To show that you have become knowledgeable on a subject through reading a broad range of material
Why do I need to reference? • To allow the reader of your work to find where you got your ideas from
Why do I need to reference? • To provide the reader of your work with the location and details of the original source of the information
Why do I need to reference?
CHEATING
Academic Honesty • It is important that you do not intentionally or unintentionally pass off someone else's work as your own • If your work is being assessed, it is important that you are not suspected of plagiarism
There are CONSEQUENCES!
What is plagiarism? • Some people think of plagiarism as simply copying or borrowing someone else’s writing or ideas • Words like “copy-and-paste” are sometimes used to brush over something that is serious
When do I need to reference?
• There are two occasions when you need to reference in your writing 1. Within the text, known as “in-text citation” 2. In detail in a reference list at the end of your work, also known as a Bibliography
Where do I reference? – in-text citation • This depends on what you are doing • If you are referring to an idea or theory of another in your own words, known as paraphrasing • You can include reference at the beginning or the end of a sentence
Where do I reference? – in-text citation Example: • Smith (2003, p.54) indicates that the best model for ............ or • The best approach for this application is Smith’s model (Smith, 2003, p.54)
Try it for Yourself! • For the following two examples, what is the correct information from the bottom of the page to complete the in-text citation as a reference to a piece from John Doe’s book from 2007, page 28
Try it for Yourself! 2007, p.28 is particularly supportive • Doe (__________) of the theory of multiple holidays
• There is strong support to be found for the Doe, 2007, p.28 theory of multiple holidays (____________) Doe, Doe,
2007, 2007,
p. 28 p. 28
Direct Quotations – in-text citation “Who are you to judge the life I live? I am not perfect and I don’t have to be” Bob Marley • You can also directly quote another author to support your ideas • Just be careful not to overuse this as the text should be mainly your own work
Direct Quotations – in-text citation Example:
Inverted commas at beginning and end of quote
Text in italics (leaning letters)
Year and page number at end of quote
• According to Smith, “the best model for ensuring success is one that is simple and based on my four basic principles” (2003, p.54)
How to Reference
How to reference Harvard style • There are many styles of referencing but most are looking for the following information in the reference list: 1. The authors name 2. The date of publication 3. The title of the work 4. The publisher of the work 5. Where it is published 6. Or, if it is a internet based source, the web address
How to do a full reference Author Surname
Author first name abbreviated
Year published in brackets
Title in Italics
Place of publication with colon (:)
Publisher
Horner, J. (1955). I sat in a corner. Oxford: Oxford Press.
How to do a full reference? Me, the President. by Barack Husain Obama, Published in Washington by USA Books in 2014.
(2014).
USA Books.
Obama,
Washington:
B. H. Me, the President.
Obama,
B. H.
(2014).
Me, the President.
Washington:
USA Books.
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And Finally
Don't Plagiarizzle - a rap song about plagiarism Melvil Dewey 2016 Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyyk8881tLE