Plagiarism

Plagiarism involves using the work of another person and presenting it as your own Wording of a sentence Data Diagram Photograph

It is the most serious academic offence and can result in a dismissal from university (for staff & students)

Plagiarism

1. You must always express information in your own words

2. You must always acknowledge the source where your information comes from

Plagiarism - an exampleA. falcata is a shrubby species growing to 4m in height and is common along the east coast of Australia (Andrew & Hughes, 2005)

Scenario 1:We used Acacia falcata, a shrubby species growing to 4m in height and common along the east coast of Australia.

Worst form of plagiarism! Copied sentence word for word Did not acknowledge source of information

Plagiarism - an example

Scenario 2:We used Acacia falcata, a shrubby species growing to 4m in height and common along the east coast of Australia (Andrew & Hughes, 2005).

Still plagiarism Even though acknowledged source Copied sentence word for word

Plagiarism - an example

Scenario 3:We used Acacia falcata, a shrubby species common along the east coast of Australia and growing to 4m in height (Andrew & Hughes, 2005)

Still plagiarismIt is not enough to add/delete a word here

or thereCan’t just stick pieces of sentences

together!

Plagiarism - an example

Scenario 4:We used Acacia falcata, ‘a shrubby species growing to 4m in height and is common along the east coast of Australia’ (Andrew & Hughes, 2005)

No plagiarism - direct quote You will not get any marks for your

assignments if you use direct quotes Must express ideas in your own words!

Plagiarism - an exampleScenario 5:

We used Acacia falcata in our experiment. Plants of this species grow to a height of approximately 4m and are of a short woody appearance. They are commonly distributed along the Australian East Coast (Andrew & Hughes, 2005).

No plagiarism Expressed information in own words Cited original source of information Genius!

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