THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Avoiding Plagiarism Danielle Cunniff Plumer Graduate Writing Project Consultant Spring 2003 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Avoiding Plagiarism Danielle Cunniff Plumer Graduate Writing Project Consultant Spring 2003 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Preliminary Exercise • RIT Library's Copyright & Plagiarism tutorial – http://wally.rit.edu/ instruction/dl/cptutorial/ preexercise.html THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Scholastic Dishonesty “‘Scholastic dishonesty’ includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the student or the attempt to commit such an act” (Section 11-802(b)) – UT’s Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities, Appendix C THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information What is Plagiarism? “‘Plagiarism’ includes, but is not limited to, the appropriation, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any other means another's work and the submission of it as one's own academic work offered for credit” (Section 11802(d)) – UT’s Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Plagiarism: It’s Everywhere… Britain Admits That Much of Its Report on Iraq Came From Magazines By SARAH LYALL LONDON, Feb. 7 — The British government admitted today that large sections of its most recent report on Iraq, praised by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell as "a fine paper" in his speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, had been lifted from magazines and academic journals. Source: The New York Times on the Web. Retrieved February 8, 2003, from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/08/ international/europe/08BRIT.html# THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Copyright 2003, The New York Times Company Retrieved February 8, 2003, from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/08/international/europe/08BRIT.html# THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Other examples: • Church benefits from minister's confession – Hattiesburg American, 1/26/2003. • Young scientist's paper gets him in hot water with colleagues – Boston Globe, 1/21/2003 • Technology Yields Plagiarism Bust – CBS News, 5/10/2001 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Famous Plagiarists • • • • • • Sen. Joseph Biden Martin Luther King, Jr. Stephen F. Ambrose Helen Keller John F. Kennedy William Shakespeare THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Academic Integrity at UT “Students can be suspended or expelled permanently from the University for scholastic dishonesty. A failing grade in the course is a common sanction. In addition, scholastic dishonesty leads to the creation of a disciplinary record, which may impact your future employment and educational opportunities” –Student Judicial Services, Academic Integrity at The University of Texas THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Unauthorized Collaboration “Unless working together on an assignment has been specifically approved, it is not allowed.” – Student Judicial Services, Academic Integrity at The University of Texas Other terms: collusion, cheating – Students called on SMS cheating (Wired News, 1/30/2003) THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Plagiarism: Causes • Poor notetaking • Cutting and pasting from online sources • Lack of proofreading • Cultural misunderstanding • Ignorance of citation guidelines (APA, etc.) • Intentional??? THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Examples of Plagiarism Source: Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2003). Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved February 10, 2003, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ handouts/research/r_plagiar.html THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Multiple Submission • Self Plagiarism – Turning in the same paper for more than one assignment or class without permission. – Instructors may require additional work even if they approve the multiple submission • Group Projects – Reusing material from a group project is plagiarism, even if you did most of the work. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Quotations and Paraphrases • Quotations: – Must use exact words – Use quotation marks • Paraphrases: – Must use entirely different words and phrasing – No quotation marks • Both quotations and paraphrases must have citations!!! THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Common Knowledge • You do not need to cite ideas or phrases that are common knowledge. – Common knowledge refers to the average reader, not a specialist. – “The Earth is round” is an example of common knowledge. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Contact us SZB 454 • Carla Darocy Hultberg [email protected] Office hours: Tuesday 3-5 p.m., Wednesday 1-3 p.m., & by appt. • Danielle Cunniff Plumer [email protected] Office hours: Monday 2-4 p.m., Tuesday 4-6 p.m., & by appt. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN School of Information Resources • GWP Website – http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~gslisgwp • Student Judicial Services: – http://www.utexas.edu/depts/dos/sjs/ac ademicintegrity.html • Online Writing Labs (OWLs) – Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu – Washington State University http://owl.wsu.edu – University of Texas at Austin http://uwc.fac.utexas.edu