Transcript American Dilemmas - St. Edward's University

Academic Honesty
February 20th 2013
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Definition
• pla-gia-rize
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of
another) as one's own : use (another's production) without
crediting the source
intransitive senses : to commit literary theft : present as new
and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source
From: Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College
Edition
The difference between good research
and plagiarism is a reference!
The Academic Handbook
St. Edward's University expects academic honesty from all
students; consequently, all work submitted for grading in a
course must be created as the result of your own thought and
effort. Representing work as your own when it is not a result
of your own thought and effort is a violation of the St.
Edward's Academic Honesty policy. The normal penalty for a
student who is dishonest in any work is to receive a mark of F
for that course. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty
and may result in the same penalty. In cases of mitigating
circumstances, the instructor has the option to assign a lesser
penalty. A student who has been assigned the grade of F
because of academic dishonesty does not have the option of
withdrawing from the course.
FORMS OF PLAGIARISM
Theft
• Taking someone else's
work and submitting it
as your own.
• This ranges from a few
sentences, to an entire
paper.
• it is plagiarism and is
subject to the penalties
under the academic
honesty policy
Collusion
• receiving unauthorized
assistance on any type
of work such as writing
sections of your paper.
• Roommates, friends,
mom and dad
What of Long Strings of
Quotations?
• Cutting and Pasting
information from the
internet is stealing.
• This includes big chunks
of properly cited
information.
• Papers must be original
Unintentional Plagiarism
• Is still plagiarism
• failure to cite
• creating an impression
that someone else's
work is your own
Examples
• you bought or otherwise
acquired a research paper and
handed it in part or all of it as
you own
• you paraphrased someone's
unique or particularly apt
phrase without
acknowledgement.
• You repeated someone's
wording without
acknowledgement
• while browsing the web, you
copied text and pasted it into
your paper without quotation
marks or without citing source
PARAPHRASING
When Paraphrasing is Plagiarism
• Only the wording of a
few phrases was
changed and the
sentences were only rearranged. This is called
transcribing
or
• The writer does not
acknowledge the source
of the information and
ideas.
When it is not
• The writer uses his or
her own words.
• Proper
acknowledgment for
the ideas presented in
the passage is given.
WHEN CITATIONS ARE NOT NEEDED
Citations are not needed
• Information is your own
writing
• It is a familiar saying or
proverb
Common Knowledge
• These are facts known
by a large amount of
people.
• These do not need
citations.
• George Washington
was the first President
of the United States
What is Not Common Knowledge
• Anything that is not common knowledge
needs a citation. This is especially true when
the statement involves an interpretation
Washington was probably a deist, though he
would have strenuously denied accusations of
not being a Christian, if any had been foolish
enough to make them (Johnson, p.205)
Wikipedia
• This is not a trusted source because it is user
edited rather than peer reviewed.
• It tries to present a neutral point of view, but
is often lacking
• The Death of Sinbad
• Do not use this as a source in your paper.
What it Entails
SUBMISSION 2
THREE SECTIONS
1. Introduction to social
problem
2. Background/history/
current policy
3. In-depth presentation
of the sides
INTRODUCTION
(approximately 3-4 pages)
• Introduction
• Social problem
– Significance
– Statistics
– Targets
• Definitions (as needed)
• Brief overview of the controversy
• Conclude with normative question
Your introduction should scare the
reader by convincing him/her that
the fate of the world depends on
solving this problem
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
(Approximately 5 pages)
• Goal: historical context to understand current
controversy
• Starting place: it should be far back enough to
describe the modern dilemma
• Ending point: Most recent events
Section 3:What it Contains (4-5 Pages
for Each Side)
• Stakeholders
• Arguments
• Issues
• Plans
Who are the Stakeholders?
• Identify the General Stakeholders
• Identify the Specific Stakeholders
– Tell me why the group matters
– Tell me what they value
• Conclude by identifying their major arguments
on the solution
MECHANICS
• Approximately 14-16 pages long (Minimum of
12)
• Works Cited
• Correct MLA form throughout
• Style
– In accordance with Capstone guidelines
– Polished, proofed
• DUE: In Class 3/8/2013 and on Blackboard by
Midnight on 3/8/2013
MISSION RESOURCE CENTER
What they Do
• The MCRC focuses on content specific to
Capstone
• Help students
– understand Capstone vocabulary
– find and evaluate appropriate sources for their
projects
– analyze the arguments and moral reasoning
– develop portions of their oral presentations.
Who and Where
• Holy Cross Hall 106
• Hours: One-on-one tutoring sessions by
appointment.
• Staff: Professors Mary Reilly, Brian McNerney,
Brett Westbrook, and Peter Austin
On Line
• At- St. Edwards
http://sites.stedwards.edu/mcrc/
• On Twitterhttps://twitter.com/MissionCourseRC
Turnitin.Com
This paper must also be submitted to
turnitin.com
About Turnitin.com
• It Checks your paper for plagiarism
– Against the web
– Against the other papers in the turnitin archive
• Failure to use this results in a 10 point
deduction from your paper
Accessing Turnitin
• Log into Blackboard
• Go to the CAPS 4360 Page
• DO NOT GO TO TURNITIN.COM
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Assignments
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