PlagiarismPlagiarism

PlagiarismPlagiarism

• Taking someone else’s ideas and Taking someone else’s ideas and words and passing them off as your words and passing them off as your own.own.

Types of PlagiarismTypes of Plagiarism

• Copying from booksCopying from books• Copying and pasting from Copying and pasting from

the internet (including the internet (including pictures)pictures)

• Using ideas from others as if Using ideas from others as if they were your ownthey were your own

• Buying ready-made essays Buying ready-made essays from the web and submitting from the web and submitting them as your ownthem as your own

Who cares?Who cares?

• An author owns her work and ideasAn author owns her work and ideas• It is stealingIt is stealing• It is cheating and dishonestIt is cheating and dishonest• You are not learning anythingYou are not learning anything• Penalties apply – VCE, fail, resubmitPenalties apply – VCE, fail, resubmit

Why does it happen?

How to Avoid PlagiarismHow to Avoid Plagiarism

• Cite your sources – give reference to Cite your sources – give reference to or credit to the authoror credit to the author

• Enclose direct quotes with “quotation Enclose direct quotes with “quotation marks” and cite your sourcemarks” and cite your source

• Paraphrase and cite your sourceParaphrase and cite your source• Include a bibliographyInclude a bibliography

Common knowledgeCommon knowledge

• Common Knowledge – facts that are Common Knowledge – facts that are known by most people – no need to known by most people – no need to citecite

• Can you think of any examples?Can you think of any examples?

ParaphrasingParaphrasing

• To use your own words to clarify the To use your own words to clarify the meaningmeaning

• You will still need to cite the sourceYou will still need to cite the source

Paraphrasing: cite your Paraphrasing: cite your sourcessources

From From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckhamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckham

Jess’s first-generation Jess’s first-generation Punjabi immigrant Punjabi immigrant parents push her parents push her hard to study to get hard to study to get into university, and into university, and wish to arrange a wish to arrange a marriage for her in marriage for her in due course. Jess due course. Jess instead dreams of instead dreams of football, inspired by football, inspired by one of England's one of England's most famous most famous players, David players, David Beckham.Beckham.

• Paraphrased:Paraphrased:

Jess’s parents are immigrants Jess’s parents are immigrants from the Punjab and they from the Punjab and they want her to study hard to want her to study hard to get a university degree get a university degree and later get married. But and later get married. But Jess wants to become a Jess wants to become a football player like her idol, football player like her idol, David Beckham. David Beckham. (Wikipedia, 2007)(Wikipedia, 2007)

Direct Quote: Cite your Direct Quote: Cite your sourcessources

From From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckhamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckham

Jess’s first-generation Jess’s first-generation Punjabi immigrant Punjabi immigrant parents push her parents push her hard to study to get hard to study to get into university, and into university, and wish to arrange a wish to arrange a marriage for her in marriage for her in due course. Jess due course. Jess instead dreams of instead dreams of football, inspired by football, inspired by one of England's one of England's most famous most famous players, David players, David Beckham.Beckham.

• Direct quoteDirect quote

““Jess’s first-Jess’s first-generation Punjabi generation Punjabi immigrant parents immigrant parents push her hard to push her hard to study to get into study to get into university, and university, and wish to arrange a wish to arrange a marriage for her in marriage for her in due course.due course.” ”

((Wikipedia, 2007Wikipedia, 2007)

Summary: Cite your sourcesFrom From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckhamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckham

Jess’s first-generation Jess’s first-generation Punjabi immigrant Punjabi immigrant parents push her parents push her hard to study to get hard to study to get into university, and into university, and wish to arrange a wish to arrange a marriage for her in marriage for her in due course. Jess due course. Jess instead dreams of instead dreams of football, inspired by football, inspired by one of England's one of England's most famous players, most famous players, David Beckham.David Beckham.

• SummaryAlthough Jess wants to

be a football player, her traditional Punjabi parents want her to study and then get married. (Wikipedia, 2007)

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BibliographyBibliography

• Arrange your bibliography in Arrange your bibliography in alphabetical order by author’s alphabetical order by author’s surnamesurname

• If no author is known arrange by titleIf no author is known arrange by title• Include all the resources you Include all the resources you

gathered information fromgathered information from