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Understanding Plagiarism
7th March 2018
2
Overview of the workshop
• What is plagiarism?
• Recognising plagiarism
• How to avoid plagiarism
3
Definition
The OU defines plagiarism as:
“using the work of other people to gain some
form of benefit without formally acknowledging
that the work came from someone else”.
4
Recognising plagiarism
Which of these statements do you think are
examples of plagiarism?
• Putting a paragraph together by cutting and
pasting a few choice phrases from a number of
different sources, and adding some words of
your own
• Cutting and pasting a paragraph by placing it in
“quotes” and citing the original source
• Copying a paragraph, but making small
changes, such as replacing a few verbs or
adjectives with words than mean the same thing
5
Recognising plagiarism
• Copying a paragraph word-for-word from a book,
journal, web page or other printed or electronic
course without acknowledgement
6
In summary plagiarism can involve:
• Copying a portion of text without giving credit to
the source
• Paraphrasing text without crediting the source
e.g. changing a few words from an article and
including it in your work
• Incorrectly citing a source, misleading the
reader as to what is yours and what is from the
source
7
Activity
Get in to groups and come up with a:
• List of reason why plagiarism may happen and
• Some suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism
8
Reasons why plagiarism may happen
• Being short of time and not having time to read
and digest material properly
• Lack of confidence – not understanding the
subject well enough to write in your own words
• Poor note taking
• Not keeping track of your sources
9
How to avoid plagiarism
• Write notes in your own words
• Include the full reference details in your notes
• Mark in your notes that you have included an
exact quotation
• Read back what you have written – does it make
sense, does it accurately convey the message,
does it represent your writing style
• Acknowledge any material or ideas taken from a
source that is not your own – using in text
citation and a full reference in the bibliography
10
Other things to consider
•Self plagiarism
•Reusing content from previous outputs
11
Sources
• Being Digital – Plagiarism pathway
http://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/beingdigital/path
ways/13/6
• OU’s Plagiarism Policy
http://www.open.ac.uk/students/charter/essential-
documents/plagiarism-policy
• University of Leicester – Avoiding plagiarism in your
Research Degree
https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/training/
eresources/study-guides/plagiarism
• Writing in your own words
https://help.open.ac.uk/writing-in-your-own-words

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Understanding plagiarism

  • 2. 2 Overview of the workshop • What is plagiarism? • Recognising plagiarism • How to avoid plagiarism
  • 3. 3 Definition The OU defines plagiarism as: “using the work of other people to gain some form of benefit without formally acknowledging that the work came from someone else”.
  • 4. 4 Recognising plagiarism Which of these statements do you think are examples of plagiarism? • Putting a paragraph together by cutting and pasting a few choice phrases from a number of different sources, and adding some words of your own • Cutting and pasting a paragraph by placing it in “quotes” and citing the original source • Copying a paragraph, but making small changes, such as replacing a few verbs or adjectives with words than mean the same thing
  • 5. 5 Recognising plagiarism • Copying a paragraph word-for-word from a book, journal, web page or other printed or electronic course without acknowledgement
  • 6. 6 In summary plagiarism can involve: • Copying a portion of text without giving credit to the source • Paraphrasing text without crediting the source e.g. changing a few words from an article and including it in your work • Incorrectly citing a source, misleading the reader as to what is yours and what is from the source
  • 7. 7 Activity Get in to groups and come up with a: • List of reason why plagiarism may happen and • Some suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism
  • 8. 8 Reasons why plagiarism may happen • Being short of time and not having time to read and digest material properly • Lack of confidence – not understanding the subject well enough to write in your own words • Poor note taking • Not keeping track of your sources
  • 9. 9 How to avoid plagiarism • Write notes in your own words • Include the full reference details in your notes • Mark in your notes that you have included an exact quotation • Read back what you have written – does it make sense, does it accurately convey the message, does it represent your writing style • Acknowledge any material or ideas taken from a source that is not your own – using in text citation and a full reference in the bibliography
  • 10. 10 Other things to consider •Self plagiarism •Reusing content from previous outputs
  • 11. 11 Sources • Being Digital – Plagiarism pathway http://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/beingdigital/path ways/13/6 • OU’s Plagiarism Policy http://www.open.ac.uk/students/charter/essential- documents/plagiarism-policy • University of Leicester – Avoiding plagiarism in your Research Degree https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/training/ eresources/study-guides/plagiarism • Writing in your own words https://help.open.ac.uk/writing-in-your-own-words