The document discusses plagiarism and proper citation. It defines plagiarism as presenting another's work as one's own without crediting the source. It notes that plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft and academic dishonesty. The document outlines different forms of plagiarism, such as repeating another's words or ideas without acknowledgement. It emphasizes the importance of properly citing direct quotations, paraphrases, information, and ideas that are borrowed from other sources. The document provides examples of correct and incorrect citation formats. It also discusses Shippensburg University's policies regarding plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

1. Shippensburg University Library1PLAGIARISM:Cheating is Just a Click Away!Berkley LaiteOutreach Services CoordinatorLehman Library

2. Shippensburg University Library2Plagiarism isFrom the Latin, meaning “kidnapper.”A form of intellectual theft.The false assumption of authorship.The wrongful act of taking the product of another person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own.

3. Shippensburg University Library3PlagiarismIn short, to plagiarize is to give the impression that you wrote or thought something that you in fact borrowed from someone else.

4. To do so is a violation of professional ethics.Shippensburg University Library4Forms of Plagiarism:Doing the Following Without AcknowledgementRepeating another’s wording.

5. Paraphrasing another’s argument.

6. Presenting another’s line of thinking.Using someone's particularly apt phrase.

7. Shippensburg University Library5Documentationis Giving Credit for Everything You Borrow:Direct quotations and paraphrasesInformation and ideasAny material that readers might mistake as yours

8. Shippensburg University Library6Document an “apt” phraseIncorrect handling of an “apt” phrase: Hypertext, as one theorist puts it, is “all about connection, linkage, and affiliation.”Who is the theorist? Where did you read it? Is this phrase the theorist’s or yours? (See next slide for correct citation.)

9. Shippensburg University Library7Document an “apt” phraseIn your text:Hypertext, as one theorist puts it, is “all about connection, linkage, and affiliation” (Moulthrop, par. 19).In your “Works Cited:”Moulthrop, Stuart. “You Say You Want a Revolution? Hypertext and the Laws of Media.” PostmodernCulture 1.3 (1991) 3 Apr. 1997 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/postmodern_culture/v001/ 1.3 moulthrop.html. Shippensburg Library (PA).

10. Shippensburg University Library8Document an ideaIncorrect handling of an idea:Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically.Whose idea is this? It’s not your idea, is it? Where did you read it? (See next slide for correct citation.)

11. Shippensburg University Library9Document an ideaIn your text:Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically (Hallin 5).In your “Works Cited:” Hallin, Daniel C. “Sound Bite News: Television Coverage of Elections, 1968-1988.” Journal of Communication 42.2 (1992): 5-24.

12. Shippensburg University Library10Document a Photograph or Work of ArtIncorrect use of a photograph:Note the muted blending of tones in the picture of a mother with her child.Where did this picture come from?

13. Who is the artist?Shippensburg University Library11Document a Photograph of Work of ArtIn your text:Note the muted blending of tones in the picture of a mother with her child. (Cassat)In your “Works Cited:”Cassat, Mary. Mother and Child. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Amico Libraryhttp://eureka.rlg.org September 24, 2003.

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15. Citation HelpShippensburg University Library13

16. Several FormsShippensburg University Library14

17. Shippensburg University Library15DocumentationScholarly authors acknowledge their debts to predecessors by giving credit to each source.You must specify what you borrowed (facts, opinions, quotations) and where you borrowed it from.Writing a paper in college is scholarly writing; you are a scholarly author.

18. Shippensburg University Library16Exceptions to DocumentationFamiliar proverbs: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”Well-known quotations: “We shall overcome.”Common knowledge: “Shakespeare was born during the Elizabethan age.”

19. Shippensburg University Library17ReviewPlagiarism is pretending something you wrote is your own idea.Honesty and ethics require that you give credit to another’s ideas.Documentation is giving credit to your sources of information or ideas.SU considers plagiarism to be Academic Dishonesty.

20. Shippensburg University Library18Why Do Students Plagiarize?

21. Shippensburg University Library19Why Do Students Plagiarize?IGNORANCE

22. Shippensburg University Library20Why Do Students Plagiarize?CARELESS NOTE TAKING

23. Shippensburg University Library21Why Do Students Plagiarize?STRESS AND COMPETITION

24. Shippensburg University Library22Why Do Students Plagiarize?ANTI EDUCATION ATTITUDE

25. Shippensburg University Library23Why Do Students Plagiarize?SELF DEFENSE

26. Shippensburg University Library24Why Do Students Plagiarize?CHEATING BY THOSE ABOVE

27. Shippensburg University Library25Why Do Students Plagiarize?LACK OF PERCEIVED PUNISHMENT

28. Shippensburg University Library26Why Do Students Plagiarize?FEAR OF INADEQUATE WRITING ABILITY

29. Shippensburg University Library27Why Do Students Plagiarize?DO PROFS ACTUALLY READ THE PAPERS?

30. Shippensburg University Library28Why Do Students Plagiarize?CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

31. Shippensburg University Library29How Many Ways Can I Plagiarize?Let Me Count the WaysDownload a free research paperBuy a paper from a paper millCopy a page from the InternetCopy an article from the library’s databasesDump a foreign article into BabelfishCheck out the local sourcesCut and paste a quilt

32. Shippensburg University Library30How Many Ways Can I Plagiarize?Let Me Count the WaysQuote less than all the wordsParaphrase it Fake a citation

33. Shippensburg University Library31Copyright 2001 by Pyrczak Publishing. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.

34. Shippensburg University Library32Shippensburg University Policies on Academic Dishonesty

35. Shippensburg University Library33The graduate catalogThe undergraduate catalog The student handbookShippensburg Policies Are InPLUS: ALL THESE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE!

36. Shippensburg University Library34SU Policy on Academic DishonestyIt is the policy of Shippensburg University to expect academic honesty. Students who commit breaches of academic honesty will be subject to the various sanctions outlined in this section.This policy applies to all students enrolled at Shippensburg during and after their time of enrollment.

37. Shippensburg University Library35 PlagiarismPlagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty.Shippensburg University will not tolerateplagiarism, and the faculty will make allreasonable efforts to discourage it.Plagiarism is your unacknowledged use ofanother writer’s own words or specific facts orpropositions or materials in your own writing.

38. Shippensburg University Library36It’s not always plagiarism:Certain situations may cause conscientiousstudents to fear plagiarizing when they are notreally plagiarizing. These include:Improper format for documentationUse of supplemental individualized instructionon an assignmentUse of a proofreader

39. Shippensburg University Library37Meeting with the ProfessorYou should be treated with respect.You should be given the rules.The professor should ask questions rather than make accusations.

40. Shippensburg University Library38Methods for ResolutionInformal ResolutionFormal ResolutionPenalties