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Plagiarism Workshop: Brenau Writing Center March 28, 2021
What is Plagiarism?
Types of Plagiarism
● intentional
● Accidental
Brenau’s Policy on Plagiarism
Overview How to Avoid Plagiarism
● MLA vs. APA
○ In-text citation
○ Work Cited PageWhat is Plagiarism?
● Plagiarism is when you pass off someone else’s work or idea as
your own.Types of Plagiarism
Accidental Intentional
● Incorrectly cited ● Intentionally claiming
paraphrase, quote, or idea others’ ideas as one’s own
● Usually happens when you
don’t know correct citationIn Some Non-Western Countries
● Focus on textbook learning
-- “learn by imitation & memorizing the whole textbook”(Adhikari)
● Use another author's words to show respect (Bartzis)
● Students have difficulty to “develop original positions & ideas”
-- “struggling with content or context” (Adhikari)Brenau’s Policy on Plagiarism
First Offense Second Offense Third Offense
● “‘0’ on the assignment, which may result in ● “Required enrollment in AS 120 and an ● “Expulsion from the university” (“Student
an F in the course,depending on the automatic F in the course in which the Handbook” 14).
assignment” (“Student Handbook” 14). offense took place” (“Student Handbook”
14).
● “Students may be required to enroll in AS
120, Academic Honesty in Context, a zero-
credit P/F course, at a cost of $125.00”
(“Student Handbook” 14).
● “Students must complete the course with a
P during the next term of enrollment”
(“Student Handbook” 14).How to Avoid Plagiarism ● Properly cite your sources ● Keep track of your resources ● Work ahead ● Use a plagiarism checker
The opposite -- Originality
Prewriting
● Brainstorming
● Free writing
● Mapping
https://www.mindmeister.com/blog/mind-map-examples/Kahoot!
Citation Examples
MLA-In-Text Citation Example (From Owl.Predue) ● Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). ● Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). ● Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
Example MLA-Works Cited Page (From Owl.Predue) Work Cited Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. Accessed 29 May 2019. Ebert, Roger. Review of An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim. Ebert Digital LLC, 1 June 2006, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006. Accessed 15 June 2019. Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 27-36. Harris, Rob, and Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.
APA In-Text Citation Example (From Owl.Predue) ● According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners. ● APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199). ● According to Jones (1998), "students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199). ● Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
Example APA Works Cited Page
(From Owl.Predue)
References
Ambady, N., & Rosenthal, R. (1993). Half a minute: Predicting teacher
evaluations from thin slices of nonverbal behavior and physical
attractiveness. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 64(3), 431–441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-
3514.64.3.431
American Association of University Professors. (n.d.). Background facts
on contingent faculty positions.
https://www.aaup.org/issues/contingency/background-factsLet’s Practice!
● Read the source below and look
at the five attempts to quote or
Directions paraphrase it.
Decide which attempts are
acceptable and which plagiarize
the source.
Plagiarism Exercise –page 293 of SMH
Lunsford, Andrea. The St. Martin’s Handbook. 7th ed.,
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011.The strange thing about plagiarism
is that it’s almost always pointless.
The
writers who stand accused, from
Laurence Sterne to Samuel Taylor
Source
Coleridge to Susan
Sontag, tend to be more talented
than the writers they lift from.
-Malcom Jones, “Haven You Read
This Story Somewhere?”1. According to Malcolm Jones, writers accused
of plagiarism are always better writers
that those they are supposed to have
plagiarized.
2. According to Malcolm Jones, writers accused
of plagiarism “tend to be more talented
than the writers they lift from.”
Choices 3. Plagiarism is usually pointless, says writer
Malcolm Jones.
4. Those who stand accused of plagiarism, such as
Senator Joseph Biden, tend to be
better writers than those whose work they use.
5. According to Malcolm James, “plagiarism
is…almost always pointless.”According to Malcolm
Jones, writers accused of
plagiarism “tend to be more
Answers talented
than the writers they lift
from.”Questions?
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Work Cited Adhikari, Soni. “Beyond Culture: Helping International Students Avoid Plagiarism.” Journal of International Students, vol. 8, no. 1, 2018, pp. 375–388., doi:10.5281/zenodo.1134315. Bartzis, Leeman Opal. “‘Cheating’or ‘Sharing’?-- Academic ethics across cultures”https://shelbycearley.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/cheating-or-sharing-academic- ethics-across-cultures.pdf Lunsford, Andrea. The St. Martin’s Handbook. 7th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. p. 293 Purdue Writing Lab. APA Sample Paper // Purdue Writing Lab. owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_sample _paper.html. Purdue Writing Lab. “In-Text Citations: The Basics // Purdue Writing Lab.” Purdue Writing Lab, owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_cita tions_the_basics.html.
Work Cited Purdue Writing Lab. “MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics // Purdue Writing Lab.” Purdue Writing Lab, owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text _citations_the_basics.html. Purdue Writing Lab. “MLA Sample Works Cited Page // Purdue Writing Lab.” Purdue Writing Lab, owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample _works_cited_page.html. “Student Handbook” Brenau University. 2020. https://intranet.brenau.edu/wp- content/uploads/sites/11/2020/09/Formatted-Handbook-for-2020-2021.pdf PDF File
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