Avoid Plagiarism Tutorial
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- 1. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 1 Avoiding Plagiarism How to avoid plagiarism and the importance of referencing.
- 2. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 2 Today’s session will… • Define plagiarism • Explain the benefits of appropriate referencing • Explain how to acknowledge other people’s work
- 3. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014-15 3 What is plagiarism? Copying...Copying...Copying... someone's information or data without giving them the proper credit. To copy something that you shouldn't be copying… basically stealing someone else's idea and passing it off as your own… You are just blindly copying something else…
- 4. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 4 Spot the difference!
- 5. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 5 Referencing Acknowledge another person's work • use the referencing system required by your department All systems • use citations within the body of the text – brief details of the source in the text where the source is used e.g. Oakshott (2001) argues that... • use references at the end of the text – include full bibliographic information about the source e.g. author(s)'s name(s), date of publication, title of work, place of publication, and publisher. – this section ot the text is called Reference List or Bibliography.
- 6. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 6 What should be acknowledged? Images taken from the web Ideas taken from a journal article Newspaper articles Quotations from other people's work
- 7. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 7 Can I use photographs found on a website? Photographs are an example of 'other people's work‘ • need to be properly acknowledged using a citation and reference. If photographs are protected by copyright (often the case with images & music) • may need to ask the permission of the copyright owner before using them.
- 8. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 8 How do I acknowledge online sources? In most referencing systems, to acknowledge online sources, include • the web address (i.e. the URL) • the date the website was accessed. Sometimes difficult to find the date a webpage was produced. • use the term 'n.d.' which means no date. Precise format depends on the reference system required by your department.
- 9. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 9 What's the difference between quoting and paraphrasing? Quote – copy text word-for-word – surround it by quotation marks – include a citation and reference to acknowledge the original author. Paraphrase – put someone else's ideas into your own words – no need for quotation marks – still need a citation and reference Paraphrasing not just about changing one or two words. It shows – you have really understood the original text – you are able to incorporate the ideas into your own work.
- 10. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 10 Developing Confidence Essays and other assignments • express your ideas and demonstrate your understanding of the subject • acknowledge key sources • make a judgement on those sources • add your own opinions. Developing confidence in expressing your ideas is an important & valuable skill.
- 11. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2011 -12 11 Turnitin Plagiarism Prevention Software •Compares your work with online database •Produces a report of any matching text
- 12. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2013 -14 12 Using Turnitin Optional self-access • request a login from moodlesupport@nuim.ie • via Moodle Not optional • some departments require assignment submission via Turnitin – English – Business and Law QuickStart guide available without login www.turnitin.com
- 13. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2013 -14 13 Book 9
- 14. Library Information Skills Tutorials 2014 -15 14 Book 9, Chapter 1: Common Misconceptions
- 15. 15 Book 9, Chapter 1: How can plagiarism occur?
- 16. 16 Book 9, Chapter 1: Activity
- 17. 17 Book 9, Summary
Editor's Notes
- Newspaper article, usually references not given. Academic journal article: bibliography / references essential Students are part of an academic community in which we all share and discuss ideas and in this way develop and improve our own ideas. This is done freely, but on the basis that we acknowledge the source of the ideas we are working with. academic integrity allows those reading our work to follow up the original sources for themselves. Proper referencing of appropriate sources shows that the work is built on solid foundations. Credit will be given for this when the work is marked. Plagiarism is a serious offence in all universities Academic essay, thesis marks gained / lost
- 'Other people's work' may include their ideas written work artwork dance choreography research data ... Published e.g. in books or websites or Unpublished e.g. other student’s essays
- Looking at plagiarism is issues, is not about frightening students. It is to help you develop the confidence to know what to do.
- LIST. See timetable for next LIST Turnitin training session
- LIST
- True? False? “If it’s on the internet it is in the public domain” False ‘The internet is just another medium & is subject to the normal Intellectual Property and Copyright rules, although they may be difficult to enforce.
- Helping a friend e.g. allowing a friend to copy your work, is not acceptable. Group work is different, as all members contribute. Overquoting, even with acknowledgement this is not acceptable. It can result in the majority of your work being made up of words that are not your own ‘Outsourcing’ e.g. buying or downloading work from the internet & submitting it as your owm Poor note-taking e.g. may result in you ‘cutting & pasting’ text or ideas that are not your own
- Q. You have obtained an informal report before it is published & want to use the content. Is this ok? Depends!!! Depends on how you got the content & the implications of this. Ok to use content from unpublished material but with authorisation from the author / publisher / copyright holder. Write ‘Awaiting publication in e.g. Journal…’ in your bibliography. Good example of not absolutely black/white