1. Plagiarism for Research Papers Michael D. Martin St. Louis Community College STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism1

2. What Is Plagiarism? plagiarize [from the Latin plagiarius, kidnapper] “To use or pass off (the ideas or writing of another) as one’s own” (American Heritage College Dictionary, 4th ed. 2002). STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism2

3. Consequences of Plagiarism Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. Consequences can be severe, ranging from failure on an assignment to expulsion from the institution. STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism3

4. Types of Plagiarism Submitting another’s paper as one’s own, such as one bought over the Internet Submitting one’s own paper from another course without the instructor’s knowledge Copying and pasting text from the Web without using quotation marks or documenting the source Quoting another’s words without using quotation marks and documenting the source Paraphrasing or summarizing another’s opinions or statistics without documenting the source STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism4

5. Some Definitions Quotation: Writing another’s words verbatim (another’s words must be enclosed in quotation marks) Paraphrase: Rewriting another’s words in one’s own words, usually about the same length and often imitating the other’s line of reasoning Summary: Rewriting another’s words in one’s own words, but in a much shorter version STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism5

6. When Documentation Is Not Needed Facts Common knowledge Example: Information in an unsigned encyclopedia article is usually common knowledge. STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism6

7. When Documentation Is Needed Opinions Statistics Words or phrases coined by an another Words of another used to express facts and common knowledge When one is not sure whether documentation is needed STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism7

8. Common Documentation Styles MLA (Modern Language Association): An author/page system used in liberal arts, especially in subjects related to language APA (American Psychological Association): An author/year system used in the social sciences, such as psychology Chicago (U of Chicago): A footnote or endnote system used in the humanities, especially in history and art CSE (Council of Science Editors): An author/year system, similar to APA, used in the sciences STLCC-FV (2009)Plagiarism8