2. By: Joe Driscoll

3. Plagiarism Kinds of Plagiarism  a) copying out part(s) of any document or audio- visual material including computer based material  b) using or extracting another person's concepts, experimental results, or conclusions;  c) summarizing another person's work;  d) in an assignment where there was collaborative preparatory work, submitting substantially the same final version of any material as another student.

4. Facts and Statistics That almost 80% of college students admit to cheating at least once.That almost 80% of college students admit to cheating at least once. –The Center for Academic Integrity states that 58.3% of high school students let someone else copy their work in 1969, and 97.5% did so in 1989.states that 58.3% of high school students let someone else copy their work in 1969, and 97.5% did so in 1989. –The State of Americans: This Generation and the Next (Free Press, July 1996)

5. Facts and Statistics 36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing written material.36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing written material. –Psychological Record -Survey 54% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet; 74% of students admitted that at least once during the past school year they had engaged in "serious" cheating; and 47% of students believe their teachers sometimes choose to ignore students who are cheating.54% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet; 74% of students admitted that at least once during the past school year they had engaged in "serious" cheating; and 47% of students believe their teachers sometimes choose to ignore students who are cheating. –Education Week – Survey

6. “Paper Mills” These are cites that provide students with articles, research and papers.These are cites that provide students with articles, research and papers. The work from these cites have already been previously done by students.The work from these cites have already been previously done by students. You can find these cites in any simple search engine.You can find these cites in any simple search engine.

7. Paper Mills And There Affect On Grading Because the material online is produced by writers of varying levels of quality and professionalism, it is often difficult or impossible for educators and editors to identify plagiarism.Because the material online is produced by writers of varying levels of quality and professionalism, it is often difficult or impossible for educators and editors to identify plagiarism.

8. Detecting Plagiarism Plagiarism can be detected using Plagiarism- Detecting software.Plagiarism can be detected using Plagiarism- Detecting software. The software can be integrated into your schools online sight to review your submissions.The software can be integrated into your schools online sight to review your submissions. Through this software educators can deter and detect plagiarized documents students have submitted.Through this software educators can deter and detect plagiarized documents students have submitted.

9. Plagiarism Detection Programs Turnitin-Uses a customized originality report to detect the papers authenticity.Turnitin-Uses a customized originality report to detect the papers authenticity. –First the paper is submitted. –It is then processed through search engines and databases of previously submitted papers. –The program then produces a report highlighting matches from previously submitted work.

10. Plagiarism Detection Programs iThenticate –Uses sophisticated textual searches to verify document originality and quickly and easily identify infringement. –The work submitted to iThenticate is processed the same as turnitin. Submit a fileSubmit a file Evaluate workEvaluate work View the reportView the report

11. Avoiding Plagiarism Use and Trust one's own thoughts.Use and Trust one's own thoughts. Do not look at or compare other student's work.Do not look at or compare other student's work. Only acceptable aids are the help of a professor or TA and accredited works, both with proper citationOnly acceptable aids are the help of a professor or TA and accredited works, both with proper citation To avoid any potential problems cite all works referenced, even if paraphrasedTo avoid any potential problems cite all works referenced, even if paraphrased

12. Proper References Using the proper references set up to guide you with plagiarism is necessary.Using the proper references set up to guide you with plagiarism is necessary. –Lets you know what you can and cannot do. –Keep you posted on new finds in plagiarism. Things that you could be accused of in your work.Things that you could be accused of in your work. –Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at PurdueAvoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue –Plagiarism: How to Avoid It Plagiarism: How to Avoid ItPlagiarism: How to Avoid It –Citing Sources Citing SourcesCiting Sources

13. Thank you Joe Driscoll

14. Work Cited Plagiarism.org http://www.plagiarism.org/Plagiarism.org http://www.plagiarism.org/ http://www.plagiarism.org/ October 16, 2004 Avoiding Plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_pl agiar.htmlAvoiding Plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_pl agiar.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_pl agiar.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_pl agiar.html October 16, 2004 What is Plagiarism?What is Plagiarism? http://www.student.mq.edu.au/plagiarism/ - http://www.student.mq.edu.au/plagiarism/ - October 16, 2004