Plagiarism

Yulia SofiatinDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

What is plagiarism?

• Copy other people statements without any/ adequate acknowledgement of the original source/writer.

• Asking other to write for you and then submit it as yours

• Copy other people work and consider it as yours• Copy other people answer during exam

Can you think about anything else that could be considered as plagiarism?

PLAGIARISM

Is about morals, ethics, norms and knowledge

Unintentional plagiarism is still considered as plagiarism

What about:

1. Misquoting documents2. Turns in one of previous assignment as new

What about:

1. Re-analyse your friend’s data2. Conducting the same research that has been done in other lab3. Conducting the same research that has been done by others in

different place

Recent condition

• The internet has made plagiarism easier with access to journals, search engines, encyclopedias, etc.

• In other hand, it help teachers analyze papers and develop strategies to prevent plagiarism.

How to avoid plagiarismWalrath S, MdN LRTC, Arizona

Use your own words and ideas•This is a skill that improves with practice. •It requires an understanding of the topic

Give credit for copied, adapted, or paraphrased material•Paraphrasing, Quote, Cite

Avoid using others' work with minor "cosmetic" changes

Beware of "common knowledge"

WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.

How to avoid PlagiarismJohn A. Ferguson Sr. High

Proper organization of time and notes

Proper use of quotes,

paraphrases, and summaries

Proper use of citations

How to avoid PlagiarismJohn A. Ferguson Sr. High

• Organize to avoid last minute panic• Use proper tool such as EndNoteProper organization of

time and notes

• Q: strong support, use quotation marks• P: re-works the ideas in your own words• S: using own words shorter than the original.

Proper use of quotes, paraphrases, and

summaries

• Documenting citation in a proper way• Use the Vancouver styleProper use of

citations

Quoting

• Copy other’s statement between quotation mark “_______”

• Acknowledge the author and source• Put the reference number

Somebody said in an article: “something is anything”4

Paraphrasing

• Not just re-arranging or replacing words• Use your own words and credit the original

source.• Double check

Sung JJY, Lau JYW, Ching JYL, Wu JCY, Lee YT, Chiu PWY. Continuation of Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010, 152, pp. 1-9.

Quote• Sung et al wrote in Annals

of Internal Medicine (2010) “Among low-dose aspirin recipients who had peptic ulcer bleeding, continuous aspirin therapy may increase the risk for recurrent bleeding but potentially reduces mortality rates.“ref

Paraphrase• Sung et al wrote in Annals of

Internal Medicine (2010) wrote that the continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref

• Continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref

Citation

How will you cite this part?

Quote• Gordis (2008) wrote in his

book “Incidence rate is a measure of events—the disease is identified in a person who develops the disease and did not have the disease previously”. ref

Paraphrase• Incidence rate is measured

by counting the people progressed from free of disease to diseased condition. ref

Cannot be used as reference, unless......

Consequences of Plagiarism

• Fail an exam or even a course• Dismissed from any institution• Lost a carrier

BASICALLY: PLAGIARISM IS ACADEMIC CRIMINALITY

AVOID PLAGIARISMBE HONEST

BE PREPARED