This document discusses ethical use of information and plagiarism. It defines key concepts like ethics, plagiarism, copyright law, and fair use policy. Ethics refers to moral principles that determine right and wrong actions. Plagiarism is taking credit for someone else's work without proper citation. Copyright law protects all original works, and fair use policy allows limited use of copyrighted works for educational purposes. The document provides strategies to avoid plagiarism like paraphrasing, using quotations correctly, and being familiar with citation styles. Information literacy is important for lifelong learning and being able to evaluate information critically and ethically.

1. ETHICAL USES OF
INFORMATION
OBJECTIVE:
DEMONSTRATE ETHICAL USE OF INFORMATION.

2. HOW DOES ONE ACT ETHICALLY?
HOW DO WE HANDLE
INFORMATION ETHICALLY AND
RESPONSIBLY?

4. Why is it ethically important
to give proper credit to
someone else’s work?

5. “KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER”
Knowledge is a collection of
information gathered through
individual and shared experiences
and education.
-this can then be used in different
situations, and , as we constantly gain
information, we also build upon what
we know -- which is so called the
process of learning.

6. ETHICS AND
PLAGIARISM
Ethics - rules that tell us whether an
action is right or wrong
Unethical- any action or work that goes
against the prevailing moral norms of a
community.
Example“
*A student used plagiarism on their final
written assignment to get a higher grade”
*Abusive behavior

7. PLAGIARISM
• presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or
without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full
acknowledgement.
• All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript,
printed or electronic form, is plagiarism.

8. KNOW WHEN TO CITE INFORMATION
• common knowledge -Generally known information
-are facts and ideas that most literate people would know that
does not require a reference given the nature of it.
•For example, it is common knowledge that the Earth rotates in
its axis and revolves around the sun.
COMMON KNOWLEDGE

9. • facts and ideas that are not generally known to everyone, so the information
presented are called interpreted facts.
These pieces of information may vary from one place to another thus there is a
need to document and cite it accordingly.
For example,​ Many consider Lebron James as the greatest basketball player next to
Michael Jordan.
INTERPRETATIONS

10. QUOTATIONS
• refer to someone’s exact words borrowed in writing.
*You need to enclose the statement in quotation marks and use a standard
documenting style in citing your source.
For example, ​MacArthur stated his famous line to the Filipinos, “I shall return” to connote
his strong will to return to the Philippines during the onset of World War II.

11. PARAPHRASE
• one uses his own words to rephrase the same ideas from the original source
*still, proper citation is required .
*Following these citation rules, help us access and use other people’s
ideas without devaluing their efforts. It is our moral obligation as human beings
to give credit where credit is due.

12. LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES
COPYRIGHT LAW
The Philippine Copyright Law or Republic Act No. 8293,
which is partly based on the US copyright law, states that any original
tangible material with a known creator whether it be a written book,
articles, researches, web pages, pictures or graphics in the internet or
artworks are all covered by the copyright law​.
Section 193 of the Intellectual Property Code covers the rights of the
copyright holder to the attribution, integrity of ownership, and
protection of all their original works. ​“Brigham Young University
Copyright Licensing Office.” ​Copyright Basics | BYU Copyright
Licensing Office​, sites.lib.byu.edu/copyright/about-copyright/basics/.

13. FAIR USE POLICY
• allows non-profit educational institutions and libraries
to use someone else’s original and copyrighted work
within specific rules and guidelines.​
• In the Philippines, unpublished works qualify in the fair use policy unlike in the US.​

14. STRATEGIES TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
Submit your original work.
You need to cite yourself
when you use your own
words for a different
material.
1
Enclose everything you
have directly lifted from the
original material
in ​quotation marks​ and cite
the source accordingly.
2
Practice ​paraphrasing​. Make
sure you are not just
rearranging the words or
replacing it with its
synonyms.
3

15. STRATEGIES TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
4. Use a journal, notebook,
note cards. This is where
you can put your
annotated bibliographies
that can be useful in
organizing information.
5. Be familiar with the
reference style manual
assigned to your class.
6. It would not hurt to
consult or get help from
your professor, writing
center, or the library.

17. ● Information Literacy is a basis for lifelong learning.
● The Stages or Elements of Information Literacy help us
become more critical when handling information.
● Ethics are moral guidelines that tells us whether our
actions are right or wrong.
● It is unethical to plagiarize or take credit for someone
else’s work.
● All original tangible works published or unpublished are
protected under the Copyright
•Law and the Fair Use Policy of the Philippines.
Common knowledge: ​These are generally known information.
Copyright Law: ​All original tangible works are covered under this law.
Ethics: ​These are moral principles that tell us whether an action is right or
wrong.
Fair Use Policy: ​This allows the use of someone else’s original and
copyrighted work within specific rules and guidelines.
Information Literacy: ​This refers to one’s abilities that enable a person to
“recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate,
evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Paraphrasing: ​Rephrasing into your own words the ideas presented by your
reference or source.
Plagiarism: ​This is when you use someone else’s work as your own without
giving them proper credit.
Quotations: ​Documentation style that uses someone’s exact words in ones
writing by enclosing it quotation marks.

18. APPLICATION :CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING ¼
GIVE THE CORRECT TERM BEING DESCRIBED IN THE SENTENCE. ​(5 ITEMS)
Term Definition
1._____________ This refers to using someone else’s work as your own without giving them proper credit.
2._____________ Using your own words to restate the same ideas from the original source.
3._____________ These are moral principles that tell us whether an action is right or wrong.
4.______________
These are generally known information.
5.______________ This allows the use of someone else’s original and copyrighted work within specific rules and guidelines.
6-10 Give one fact that is considered common knowledge.

19. PERFORMANCE OUTPUT
“ETHICAL CASE ANALYSIS”

20. • Works Cited
• @davepell, Dave Pell. “Americans Who Don't Use The Internet and Other Fascinating News on
the Web.” ​Time​, Time, 25 Sept. 2013,
• newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/25/americans-who-dont-have-internet-and-other-fascinatin g-
news-on-the-web/.
• American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report​. 1989.
• “Brigham Young University Copyright Licensing Office.” ​Copyright Basics | BYU Copyright
• Licensing Office​, sites.lib.byu.edu/copyright/about-copyright/basics/.
• Copyright Law of the Philippines​,
• ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Copyright_la
w_of_the_Philippines.html.
• “Ethical Use of Information.” ​Ethical Use of Information Research Guide​,
alacarte.library.csuci.edu/subject-guide/55-Ethical-Use-of-Information.
• Horton, Forest Woody. ​Understanding Information Literacy: a Primer​. United Nations
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2008.
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