library slideshow on plagiarism

1. Plagiarism:
so not worth it.

2. What is Plagiarism?
According to the American Heritage Dictionary,
plagiarism is “the unauthorized use
or close imitation of the language
and thoughts of another author
and the representation of them as
one's own original work.”

3. In other
words, plagiarism
is the theft
of words and ideas.

4. How can students
avoid plagiarizing?

5. Give credit to the original source
anytime you use someone else’s
direct wording.

6. Example

7. Plagiarized: Giving Credit
As we start to define Correctly:
science, we realize “As we start to define
that our definitions science, we realize that
are often of a our definitions are often
negative form. of a negative form”
(Erickson 10).

8. Give credit to the original source
anytime you use someone else’s
ideas, thoughts, or opinions that
you put into your own words
(paraphrasing).

9. Example

10. Plagiarized: Paraphrased
As we start to define Correctly:
science, our Our definitions of
definitions are often science are often
negative because we negative because we
define science by what define science by what
it is not, not what it it is not, not what it
is, yet we see science is, yet science is very
is important. important (Erickson
10).

11. Give credit to the original source
anytime you use
facts, graphs, statistics, drawin
gs, pictures.

12. Example

13. Plagiarized: Cited Correctly
Using the picture in in a works cited
your report without
any mention of where
list:
Chalkly, Bee. The Bull Ring
it came from. Shopping Centre,
2004. Birmingham.
Science, Culture, and
Society. By Mark
Erickson. Cambridge:
Polity Press, 2005. 173.
Print.

14. Give credit to the original source
anytime you use anything that is
not common knowledge.

15. Example

16. Not Common Common
Knowledge: Knowledge:
“Diverse esoteric thought Websites, textbooks
communities are and popular science
constructing discourses articles provide good
involving nanotechnology, general information on
just as diversity of
nanotechnology…
exoteric thought
communities in different
locations construct
discourses of science”
(Erickson 10).

17. Bottom Line:
Give credit to the original source
anytime you use anything that is not
your own.

18. And never, ever purchase or
obtain a paper from another
student or online.

19. How do you give
credit to a source?

20. Your instructor will tell you
what citation format you
should use in your paper.

21. The library has style sheets
posted on Blackboard and on our
research guides.

22. You also may reference a
handbook or ask a librarian for
more complex citations.

23. What could happen
if you plagiarize?

24. At San Jacinto College, the
Consequences for plagiarism
are an ‘F’ on the paper, a
failing grade for the
course, and possible
suspension from the college.
Please see more guidelines in the online Student
Handbook.

25. This is why
Plagiarism
is so not worth it.