Plagiarism Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Fifth Ed. MLA of America, New York: “Intellectual Theft” Academic Dishonesty

According According to MLA, in the most basic terms, plagiarism is the “use of another person’s ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the source.” What is Plagiarism?

MLA MLA also states, “Forms of plagiarism include the failure to give appropriate acknowledgment when repeating another’s working or particularly apt phrase, when paraphrasing another’s argument, or when presenting another’s line of thinking.” What is Plagiarism?

What is Plagiarism? Intentional or accidental improper citing of information Intentional or accidental improper citing of information

Examples Submitting Submitting the same paper/presentation/project/acade mic work for credit in more than one course without prior authorization Relying Relying upon/letting a project partner do all of the required work and falsifying participation in order to receive credit

Examples Enlisting the services of an external source – including friends, relatives, tutors, and online sources – to write, buy, download, or in any way inappropriately produce material for submission

Examples Citing Citing information improperly such as: false identification of source, citing sources not actually consulted Fabricating, Fabricating, falsifying, misrepresenting, or selectively reporting research, information, and data

Examples Copying, with or without consent, computer files from another person for submission as one’s own Paraphrasing, summarizing, or revising the work of another in written or oral form without proper citation

Examples Presenting Presenting the ideas, language, writing or other intellectual property – including artistic and technical work – of another individual, be it published, unpublished, posted electronically, attributed, or anonymous, as one’s own

Examples Failing Failing to recognize with quotations and/or citations (in a written or spoken work presented as one’s own) an original author for “borrowed” phrases, sentences, and ideas

Consequences of Plagiarism Zero grade Office referral filed in student record Colleges—potential expulsion!

How to Avoid Plagiarism Provide Provide source for any ideas that are not entirely your own. Use Use citation format as indicated by teacher. Ask Ask teacher for help. See See Diana Hacker handbook: