don’t be a copy cat why you should avoid plagiarism these arrows help you take notes

DON’T BE A COPY CAT

Why You Should Avoid Plagiarism

These arrows help you take notes

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Plagiarism: presenting

someone else’s work as mine

WHAT IF SOMEONE DIDN’T MEAN TO PLAGIARIZE?

The consequences are usually not as severe, but

it’s still wrong.Accidents are still

wrong!

WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?

Why do people

plagiarize?

• Didn’t know better• Worried about grade• Quicker• “I don’t care” • Peers want to copy• It’s easier• “Assignment’s waste of

my time”

PLAGIARISM IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.

HOW COMMON IS IT?

Plagiarism in the News

Consequences: fired,

sued

H O W C A N Y O U AVO I D I T ?( F R O M H A RVA R D G U I D E T O U S I N G S O U R C E S )

Keep track.

Use the correct context.

Plan ahead.

Avoid cutting and pasting.

Paraphrase carefully.

Do your citations immediately.

Quote your sources properly.

HOW TO AVOID: • Keep track while researching• Don’t procrastinate! • Avoid copy/paste (10% max direct

quotes)• Put things in my own words carefully • Cite immediately/don’t wait till end

WHAT PEOPLE LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY DON’T PLAGIARIZE…

SOU RC ES U SED IN THIS POWERPOINT(BEC AUSE PLAGIARISM)

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TIME FOR A TRUE -FALSE QUIZ : NUMBER YOUR PAPER TO 5 .

1.

True/false: Plagiarism is

defined as using someone

else’s work and claiming it as

your own.

2.

True/false: It’s not

plagiarism if you didn’t mean

to do it.

3.

One reason people

plagiarize is because they are

under stress to perform.

4.

A good way to avoid

plagiarism is to put in

citations as you write.

5.

Once you finish school, you

don’t have to worry about

plagiarism anymore.