Information literacy session about plagiarism.

1. Michelle Orr
morr@jcsu.edu

2.  I pledge that is work is my own and I will not cheat, or
represent the works, ideas, or projects of others as my own. I
further pledge that I will not engage in academic dishonesty,
which includes lying, stealing, or assisting others in
misrepresenting their work. As a member of the student body
of Johnson C. Smith University, I also pledge to report all
violations of the Honor Code that I observe in others. I
understand that violations of the Honor Code are subject to
disciplinary action by the Council of Deans and/or the Judicial
Affairs Office.

3. 1.To give credit.
2.To show authority.
3.To show that you’ve
done sufficient
research.

4. Basically, anything that’s not your own idea or common
knowledge.
 Words or ideas that aren’t your own.
 Info from interviews or conversations.
 Direct quotes.
 Reprinted diagrams, illustrations, graphs, etc.
 Reposted digital media such as videos or audio.
 From OWL Purdue

5. You will borrow ideas from other writers.
There are 3 ways to include their thoughts and ideas in your
paper:
1. Direct quotes
2. Summarizing
3. Paraphrasing

6.  Provide support for claims or add credibility to your writing
 Refer to work that leads up to the work you are now doing
 Give examples of several points of view on a subject
 Call attention to a position that you wish to agree or disagree
with
 Highlight a particularly striking phrase, sentence, or passage
by quoting the original
 Distance yourself from the original by quoting it in order to
cue readers that the words are not your own
 Expand the breadth or depth of your writing
 Purdue OWL

7.  Use sparingly.
 Exact reproduction of a phrase.
 Often used when it’s too difficult to paraphrase or summarize.

8.  Less in depth that paraphrasing.
 Generally only talking about main points.

9. Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material
into your own words.
 Must be attributed to the original source.
 Usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat
broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.
 It gives more info than a summary.
 Purdue OWL

10.  Change the sentence structure and keywords; communicate
the same meaning.
 Don’t add your opinion or change the meaning.
 Remember, just because you make changes, it doesn’t make it
your own work.
 You will need a citation!

11.  Read and reread until you understand the main ideas and
details.
 Put the text away and write down what you remember.
 Compare the two. Did you leave anything important out? Is
there too much info?