The document explains plagiarism as the unauthorized use of someone else's words or ideas and emphasizes the importance of proper citation in academic writing. It provides strategies for effective research habits, including taking thorough notes and understanding different citation methods like direct quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Additionally, it highlights South Georgia Technical College's commitment to academic honesty and the potential consequences of committing plagiarism.

1. WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

2. Plagiarism is the use of another’s
original words or ideas as though they
were your own.
Any time you borrow something
developed or created by someone else
and do not give that person proper
credit, you have committed plagiarism.
PLAGIARISM

3. When writing a research in college, you will
be required to find resources about your
topic, include them in your paper, and cite
them properly.
If you do not use and cite sources properly,
then you will have committed plagiarism
and also failed to complete your
assignment.

4. Develop good research habits.
As you are doing research, write down
what you will need later for a proper
citation.

5. If you copy something word-for-word in
your notes, enclose this information in
quotation marks and immediately write
down the source.
Develop good research habits.

6. When paraphrasing, read the material,
then close the book or cover the text,
and then try to write the information in
your own words.
Don’t paraphrase by just rearranging
text or changing a few words.
Develop good research habits.

7. Don’t “copy and paste” from
the Internet directly into your
document.
It is easy to forget later where
you found the information and
its source.

8. Each of these techniques requires that you
give credit for the information source used:
A direct quote contains the exact words of
the original source, and it must be
enclosed in quotation marks. Quotations
may include words, phrases or sentences.
A DIRECT QUOTATION

9. Paraphrasing is based on the source
material, but it is restated in your own
words and style. The paraphrased
material is about the same size as the
original.
Each of these techniques requires that you
give credit for the information source used:
PARAPHRASING

10. A summary includes just the main points of
the source material, and it is also written in
your own words. A summary is usually
shorter in length than the original.
Each of these techniques requires that you
give credit for the information source used:
SUMMARY

11. Reasons other than plagiarism for citing
the sources you have used in your paper:
You will provide support for claims or add
credibility. Part of the assignment of a research
paper is to require you to locate and study what
other people have written about the subject.

12. You will show how the work of others leads
up to the work you put into your paper, and
you will show where you obtained your
information.
Reasons other than plagiarism for citing
the sources you have used in your paper:

13. By giving examples of several points of
view on a subject, you will show that
you have researched the topic and that
you recognize that there are different
opinions about it.
Reasons other than plagiarism for citing
the sources you have used in your paper:

14. You will call attention to a position
that you wish to agree or disagree
with.
Reasons other than plagiarism for citing
the sources you have used in your paper:

15. Collect the information needed to
properly cite a source when you are
performing research. Don’t wait until
you are writing your paper to look
for the information you will need to
prepare a proper citation.
REMEMBER

16. One of the best ways to prepare for a
research paper is by taking thorough
notes from all your sources, so that you
will the information needed to prepare
a proper citation.
Poor note-taking can lead to many
problems including improper
citations and misquotations.

17. Students are often sloppy about writing
down information about their sources.
When it comes time to write the paper,
they are unable to give proper credit for
their source.
Students need to keep track of the
sources of the material they want to use.
Learning how to handle reference material
is an important part of the assignment.

18. SGTC Policy on Academic Honesty
SGTC is strongly committed to maintaining and developing a high standard of
work ethic. For this reason, the College condemns academic dishonesty, including,
but not limited to the following: cheating, plagiarism or other appropriation of
other’s work as your own, and falsifying records or assignments.
Discipline for academic dishonesty involving work in a specific course shall be
determined by the instructor of that course. The discipline may include failure of
the assignment or project, or it may include failure of the course.
South Georgia Technical College Student Handbook and Catalog 2015-2016, pp
27-28.
YOU CAN GET INTO TROUBLE
FOR COMMITING PLAGIARISM.

19. AVOID PLAGIARISM
CITE YOUR SOURCES