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How To Be Better Scholars Transition to being a student in the US Alla Powers Oregon Tech Librarian 2014
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How To Be Better Scholars
Transition to being a student in the US
Alla Powers Oregon Tech Librarian
2014
What IS Plagiarism?
Serious academic offense!
* Academic dishonesty: cheating, plagiarism or otherwise obtaining grades under false pretenses
* Plagiarism: submitting the language, ideas, thoughts or work of another as one’s own
From the Student Handbook
http://www.oit.edu/libraries/student_handbook/student_academic_integrity_policy.pdf
Student Academic Integrity Policyat the Oregon Institute of Technology
http://mimiandeunice.com/2010/07/30/thief
Plagiarius = kidnapper
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IDEAS
Famous Cases of Plagiarism
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, 2011
German Education Minister Annette Schavan, 2013
Plagiarism can be:
Cheating (intentional) Using ideas of others and
presenting them as your own
Not properly citing the authors
Putting ideas together without connecting them to your own work
Failing to put a direct quotation in quotation marks
Misuse of sources (unintentional)Accidental appropriation of the ideas of others due to: lack of understanding the
rules poor study skills different cultural
background
Cultural Differences
“Basically [the professor]said I didn’t cite at all. Back home, we listen to our teachers, and basically mug everything they say. The more you write your answers exactly the way they say it, the better chance you have of getting an A.”“I think most students don’t plan on cheating ... it just happens.”
A student from India
http://dus.psu.edu/mentor/2012/03/guide-to-advising-international-students-about-academic-integrity/
In their own words
Western notion of authorship and ownership of ideas
Intellectual Property – information belongs to somebody (yes, even on the Internet)
Everything you find online should be considered copyrighted
Cite your sources! (Images too) When in doubt, it is better to over cite Ask your teacher or librarian for help
What You Should Remember
If it is on the internet it is public domain You have to use a paragraph or more before
citing the source If it came from a friend it does not need to
be cited It is in the text book so it is common
knowledge A works cited list/ bibliography is all that is
needed
Other Myths about plagiarism
If you didn’t think of it yourself it should be
cited
The Golden Rule to Avoid Plagiarism
http://www.cutestpaw.com
* Direct quotation in text:Another form of plagiarism is self-plagiarism, when a paper sent in for publication is “simply a retitled and reformatted version of the original one” (Collberg & Kobourov, 2005, p.88)
* In the References List:Collberg, C., and Kobourov, S. (2005). Self-plagiarism in computer science. Communications of the ACM, 48(4). 88-94.
Citing Demo in Brief(APA Style)
ParaphrasingAs a form of self-plagiarism, there is a practice of reusing the same papers while addressing a different audience (Collberg & Kobourov, 2005).
Citing Demo in Brief, Cont.
Why should students use it• Allows practicing language skills• Shows a greater degree of understanding information• Good academic practice
Why some of them don’t• “Authority figures”; “Paraphrasing would be disrespectful”• Requires advanced language abilities
“If [students]don’t know how to rewrite the sentence, they probably think, ‘I’ll just copy and paste it.’ ”
A Student from Taiwan
Paraphrasing: Is It Allowed?
APA MLA Chicago
Major Citation Styles Used at Oregon Tech
Poor study skills Not understanding the assignmentPoor time management skillsNot confident in their language skillsPoor note-taking skills
http://today.ttu.edu
I didn’t know I needed to acknowledge the source Everybody does it I don’t have time to do the work I don’t think the teacher will notice I am not confident that I can write correct English I want to acknowledge but don’t know how I forgot to mention the source The teacher didn’t show me how Copying ideas makes my writing better
http://www.academia.edu/962450/Plagiarism_among_University_Students_Intentional_or_Accidental
In Their Own Words
Easier copying and pasting Information often doesn’t seem to be owned Authors can be hard to find Misconception that all information on the
Internet is in the public domain Companies providing papers for a fee:
“paper mills” No one can tell it’s not mine, right? Wrong!
“Internet Plagiarism”Is technology to blame?
Study the institutional policy on academic integrity
Understand the process of writing and research
Know and use proper citation styles Make it clear what part of your paper is
based on someone else’s idea(s) Talk to your advisors/instructors/librarians
Golden Rules to Follow
Show how to find better sources How to cite your sources Find dictionaries of synonyms for paraphrasing Find citation manuals We can save you time to complete your assignment! Show how to avoid plagiarizing
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Librarians Can Help!
Find Us Herehttp://www.oit.edu/libraries
* Avoiding Plagiarismhttp://www.oit.edu/libraries/help/avoiding-plagiarism
* Citing Sourceshttp://www.oit.edu/libraries/help/citing-sources
Use These Guides on Your LibraryWebsite
LINKS Tutorial, Module 6:http://www.library.oit.edu/links/Module6/04_plagiarism.html
Interactive video on plagiarism: http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/elearning/learn/plagiarism/index.php
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab):https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
More Sources To Explore
My contact information:
Alla Powers
Learning Resources Center, Room 212885-1774
[email protected]@oit.edu
Have Questions? Ask a Librarian!
On your cards please answer this question:
Is there anything you do not understand or are worried about regarding acknowledging sources in the US universities?
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