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this plagiarism tutorial has been designed by steely library
to help you recognize and avoid plagiarism here you'll find a definition
for plagiarism
anytime you use words from another source such as a website book, or journal
article
you must give proper credit to the source even if you don't use someone
else's words
but you refer to an idea or concept from another source
then you must also give credit here we see more information about citing
sources
you just need to make sure that you give all the information about each source
such as the author title and date of publication
so that someone else can find the source again plagiarism is unethical
it violates the rights the original author at Northern Kentucky University
there are tangible consequences for plagiarism
NKU has strict rules against plagiarism
breaking these rules can result in a failing grade for the course
suspension or even expulsion from the University
let's look at a few segments from NKU's honor code that will demonstrate
this
first of all we see the preamble that talks about every student's commitment
to
not plagiarize.
and here we see
and the different things that are considered plagiarism at NKU I've
taken a segment of this here
so they're talking about representing another's work in whole or part
as one's own and that includes use the Web
internet or other electronic resources
taking or preparing or creating
an exam assignment or graduation requirement for another student
in whole or in part, submitting something that was prepared are created by another
person in whole or in part
or submitting something that you've done
for credit in another course without getting permission from your instructors
in both courses to do that
and then let's look at our final thing here
a student who violates one of the provisions that were mentioned
can either get an oral
reprimand a written reprimand a reduction in grade or
a grade of F in the course or expulsion from the course
so as you can see there are lots of different
things that NKU does to handle violations of plagiarism
you don't want to have to deal with any of these so let's look at how we can
avoid plagiarism
now let's look at how we can avoid plagiarism
both direct quotes and paraphrases
must be documented paraphrasing is writing a passage in your own words
it is important to remember that even if you rewrite a passage
you must still site the original source if the idea
now let's look at an example
let's say you want to use the following passage
which appears on page 27 of Earl Kruschke book
Gun Control: a Reference Handbook in my entry
which is below the original I read it and put it into my own words
would this be okay? actually
the answer is no
because even though I substituted some other words with my own
the original idea belongs to someone else and I haven't documented my source
here's another example just so you know the original was taken from
a source from Claire Murphy
the Art of Complaining from a journal called Marketing
from and issue in 2006
so let's look at the original and then let's look at my entry
do you think this one is OK?
actually my entry is a correct entry this time
the reason for this is because I cite the original source in the text
and I included the complete reference at the end of the paper
I also put quotation marks around corporate mudslinging
because that is an exact phrase taken from the original text
now let's look at the type of sources that must be documented
there is a common misconception that only printed sources of information
like books and magazine articles need to be formally cited
in fact audio-visual and electronic sources
even email messages must be documented as well
if you use ideas are words from them in your paper you need to document them
here are some examples of the kinds of sources that should be cited
if you reproduce someone else's material on your webpage
you are in effect distributing that material and you should therefore
understand copyright law
and fair use guidelines as a general rule
to avoid copyright infringement you must obtain permission before posting the
material
the following types
of information needs to be documented in the body of
your paper direct quotes exact words from other sources
paraphrases and summaries of material found in other sources
pictures, photos, poems, cartoons, and other artwork you did not create yourself
figures, tables, and statistics found in other sources
and quotes or sayings that are not familiar
or facts that are not common knowledge it is not necessary to cite a source if
you're repeating a well-known
quote such as kennedy's "ask not what your country can do for you"
or a familiar proverb such as
"you can't judge a book by its cover" common knowledge is something that is
widely known
for example it is common knowledge that george bush was president from
1989 to 1992. it would not be necessary to cite a source for this fact
on the other hand, the number of murders involving guns each year
is not common knowledge most of us would have to look that up
the source of this information would have to be cited
if you're not careful while taking notes
it may be hard to tell later on whether certain passages were copied exactly,
paraphrased, or simply your own ideas that you jot it down as you were reading
sloppy note-taking increases the risk that you will
unintentionally plagiarize. here are some tips for taking notes
identify quotes clearly in your notes
you might want to place quotation marks around them
copy them in a different colored ink or highlight them you might even use
separate
index cards have a different color just for quoted passages
make sure to indicate the exact beginning
and ended the quoted passage copy the wording, punctuation, and spelling
exactly as it appears in the original. next keep page number and author for
each paraphrase
jot down the page number an author or title at the source
each time you make a note even if you're not quoting directly but are
only paraphrasing and finally
keep a working bibliography of your sources so you can go back to them easily when
it's time to double-check the accuracy of your notes
if you do this faithfully during the note taking phase
you will have no trouble completing the work cited section of your paper later
on you might consider using ref works
which is a wonderful resource available for free
through Steely library as you write your paper
remember that your purpose is not to summarize what other people have said
you're contributing your own ideas to the body of information about your topic
your sources should serve only to illustrate your support your statements
not to provide the content of your paper reader your draft carefully
if the choice of words in a given passage is not your own
then you should either paraphrase or quote the source directly
properly citing the source in either instance
a good way to paraphrase a source is to read the passage
cover what you just read and rewrite it in your own words without referring to
the original
this will help you avoid the common mistake of changing words one at a time
in an effort to make the language your own steely library has a number of
helpful resources as you prepare your bibliography and works cited page
check out the style guides information on steely's web page
access a print copy of any style guide in steely library
or learn more about ref works, the bibliographic software available
through Steely library
ref works can be accessed by going to the steely library web page
going to the databases tab choosing
"r" and then ref works. there you'll see information about
accessing the mobile version and
helpful tutorials that will get you started using ref works
this is the end up steely library's plagiarism tutorial
if you have further questions about plagiarism consult your
instructor also steely library
does believe that it's important to give credit to authors an artist
for that reason we've listed two sources here plus information about the artwork
displayed in the background of our tutorials title slides