T. D. Mantei Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

T. D. Mantei Plagiarism Plagiarize: “To take ideas or writings from another and pass them off as one’s own.” (Webster’s New World Dictionary, 2nd College Ed., Collins)

T. D. Mantei Plagiarism To plagiarize means to copy something that someone else wrote or said without telling where you found it.

T. D. Mantei Plagiarism Plagiarism is not professional behavior: Don’t do it!

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for plagiarism? Failing grade for a course Retraction of a journal paper Retraction of a graduate degree Expulsion from the University

T. D. Mantei How do you know if you are plagiarizing? “You are plagiarizing if you copy from published sources without adequate documentation.”

T. D. Mantei You are plagiarizing if: You copy from published sources without adequate documentation.

T. D. Mantei How do you avoid plagiarism? You must give credit whenever: You use another person's idea, opinion, or theory

T. D. Mantei How do you avoid plagiarism? You must give credit whenever: You use any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings- any pieces of information--that are not common knowledge

T. D. Mantei How do you avoid plagiarism? You must give credit whenever: You use quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words

T. D. Mantei How do you avoid plagiarism? You must give credit whenever: You paraphrase another person's spoken or written words.

T. D. Mantei What does it mean to paraphrase? To paraphrase means to express another person's spoken or written words in your own words. If you paraphrase, you must give a reference.

T. D. Mantei How do you give credit? Use references! These are someone else’s words: “The proof of Theorem 1 does not require NP completeness.” You could say: Theorem 1 can be proved without proving NP completeness F. Chen, Proceedings of ….

T. D. Mantei How do you give credit? Use references! These are someone else’s words: “The proof of Theorem 1 does not require NP completeness.” You could say: It has been shown that the proof of Theorem 1 does not require NP completeness F. Chen, Proceedings of ….

T. D. Mantei How do you give credit? Use references! These are someone else’s words: “The proof of Theorem 1 does not require NP completeness.” You could say: Chen showed that the proof of Theorem 1 does not require NP completeness F. Chen, Proceedings of ….

T. D. Mantei How do you give credit? Use references! Someone else’s words: “This system remains linear at all frequencies.” You could say: It can be shown that this system remains linear at all frequencies P. Das, IEEE Transactions on… or Das 7 showed that this system remains linear at all frequencies. 7. P. Das, IEEE Transactions on…

T. D. Mantei How do you give credit? Use references! Suppose you want to use someone’s equations: (these are someone else’s equations) You could say: The following system of equations, from Sugai and Samukawa, 18 provides the basis for our model S. Sugai and T. Samukawa, J. Appl. Phys. 21, …

T. D. Mantei Suppose you want to use someone’s exact words If you use someone else’s exact words, you must use quotation marks and then reference. Taken from a book: Plasma etching is the only commercially viable procedure for removing material from surfaces. Use quotation marks: “Plasma etching is the only commercially viable procedure for removing material from surfaces.” M. Lieberman, in Principles of Plasma Discharges…

T. D. Mantei Suppose you want to use someone’s exact words. Or, use your own words (paraphrase) and then reference: It has been said that only plasma etching is commercially viable for the removal of material from surfaces M. Lieberman, in Principles of Plasma Discharges… or you could say: Lieberman wrote that only plasma etching is commercially viable for the removal of material from surfaces M. Lieberman, in Principles of Plasma Discharges…

T. D. Mantei When don’t you have to give credit? When something is general knowledge (i.e., given in every textbook), then it is not necessary to reference. Ex: Silicon is a Group IV semiconductor. Light has both a wave and a particle nature. Every modern computer has an operating system. World War II ended in Paris is the capital of France. F = m x a Etc.

T. D. Mantei Academic Misconduct Cheating: “Dishonesty or deception, to obtain advantage or gain.” (Webster’s New World Dictionary, 2nd College Ed., Collins)

T. D. Mantei Classroom Cheating There are reports of cheating on tests in graduate courses. A few students are:talking to each other during tests; looking at others’ test papers; showing their test papers to others; etc. This is not acceptable!

T. D. Mantei Academic Misconduct

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for cheating? 1. Zero on the test; or 2. Failure in the course; or 3. Expulsion from the program; or 4. Expulsion from the college… In the mildest penalty, the test is confiscated, a test grade of zero is assigned, and the Dean is informed.

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for cheating? Suppose the test paper is withdrawn; a grade of zero is assigned; and the Dean is informed.

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for cheating? Suppose the test paper is withdrawn; a grade of zero is assigned; and the Dean is informed. What does this do to overall grade?

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for cheating? Suppose the test paper is withdrawn; a grade of zero is assigned; and the Dean is informed. What does this do to overall grade? Suppose you have the following: First test:95% Second test:95% Final exam:95% (counts twice) Final grade: 95% or “A”

T. D. Mantei What are the penalties for cheating? Suppose the test paper is withdrawn; a grade of zero is assigned; and the Dean is informed. What does this do to overall grade? Suppose you have the following: First test:95% Second test:95% Final exam:95% (counts twice) Final grade: 95% or “A” If one test grade is set to zero, the final grade is 71%!

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