JBC101 Academic Honesty

Joanna Blair, Information Services LibrarianJan. 2013RTV101Academic HonestyOutlineDifferent types of plagiarism Knowing when to cite your sourceThe difference between quoting and paraphrasingHow to avoid plagiarism in scholarly and professional life

What Is Plagiarism?Plagiarism is defined as using someone elses work (words, images, ideas, phrases, signatures or computations)and presenting it as ones own, instead of properly documenting every source.

(Seneca College Academic Honesty Policy)3Consequences at Seneca

Seneca College. (2012). Academic Honesty. In 2012-2013 Academic Policy. (Section 9). Retrieved Oct. 10, 2012, from http://www.senecacollege.ca/academic-policy/acpol-09.html Were going to talk about best practices for avoiding plagiarism at Senecaalso discuss how to avoid it in your professional life4

Screenshot from: Globe and Mail at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/tdsb-director-resigns-over-plagiarism-phd-dissertation-includes-unattributed-passages/article7167752/

Screenshot from: Globe and Mail at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/globe-takes-action-on-allegations-against-columnist-margaret-wente/article4565683/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECzffdZ4VNg Consequences for plagiarizing in journalism are also severe.suspended from the Globe for several weeksshe was suspended as a panelist on CBC no way to recover from this see what colleagues are saying6

Screenshot from: CBC Radio at http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2012/09/25/statement-on-margaret-wente-and-qs-media-panel/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECzffdZ4VNg Her misdeeds werent at CBC but they severed the relationship anyway7Screenshot from: New Yorker at http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/09/jonah-lehrer-plagiarism-but-wait-theres-more.html

This summer Jonah Lehrer was let go from the New Yorker for self-plagiarismhis work but published it in two places!8

Screenshot from: National Post http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/17/university-of-alberta-medical-school-dean-resigns-after-plagiarizing-speech/Commencement speech he stole from another dean. It had medical terminology that the grads didnt know so they googled it and found the speech.-It has never been easier to plagiarize ---it has never been easier to get caught plagiarizing9Detecting plagiarismSafe Assign (Seneca tool for detecting plagiarism)Expert knowledgeGoogleMake sure no matter what you are writing or where you got your information you cite your source. Interview, heard it in a lecture, got it form a ppt, book, website, movie10What is Citing (Attribution)?Citing is giving credit to someone elses work or ideasDifferent citing styles (formats) existAPA, MLA ask your professorCanadian Press stylebook, AP stylebook, Globe & Mail style guide

Cite to avoid plagiarism! Going to be different in school and at work. Focus on the rules for school because this is where you are.11True or False?If I Rephrase Someone Elses Work Into My Own Words, I Dont Have to Cite It.

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If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.13QuotingQuoting: Using someones exact words, in the exact order they wrote them

APA Example

Social cognition includes self-knowledge, your knowledge of other people, others knowledge of themselves, and their knowledge of you" (Bosacki, Varnish, & Akseer, 2008, p. 190).

In-text citation14ParaphrasingParaphrasing: rephrasing someone elses work in your own words.

Cant just change a few words around

Still cite the original work

Poor Paraphasing ExampleInadequate ParaphraseHomeless individuals commonly come from families who are riddled with problems and marital disharmony, and are alienated from their parents. They have often been physically and even sexually abused, have relocated frequently, and many of them may be asked to leave home or are actually thrown out, or alternatively placed in group homes or in foster care

The homeless come from families with problems. Frequently they have been physically or sexually abused, or have lived in a group home. (Rokach)Exerpt from:Rokach, A. (2005). The causes of loneliness in homeless youth. The Journal of Psychology, 139, 469-480. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.Rokach, A. (2005). The causes of loneliness in homeless youth. The Journal of Psychology, 139, 469-480. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

16Exercise 1Paraphrase the paragraph below in one sentence.

Homeless individuals commonly come from families who are riddled with problems and marital disharmony, and are alienated from their parents. They have often been physically and even sexually abused, have relocated frequently, and many of them may be asked to leave home or are actually thrown out, or alternatively placed in group homes or in foster care

17Better Paraphasing ExampleAdequate ParaphraseHomeless individuals commonly come from families who are riddled with problems and marital disharmony, and are alienated from their parents. They have often been physically and even sexually abused, have relocated frequently, and many of them may be asked to leave home or are actually thrown out, or alternatively placed in group homes or in foster care

Many homeless experience isolation in part due to suffering from abuse or neglect during their childhood (Rokach, 2005)Exerpt from:Rokach, A. (2005). The causes of loneliness in homeless youth. The Journal of Psychology, 139, 469-480. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.18What doesnt need to be cited?Your own original work/experiences

Common knowledgeStephen Harper is the Prime Minister of Canada

If you are not sure if something is common knowledge, you should cite it to be safe!19Is This Common Knowledge?Stephen Harper was the MP for Calgary West

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If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.21Citing SourcesKnow what style your teacher wants (MLA, APA, etc.)

Citing has two partsShort reference in-text at the point you use infoDetailed reference at the end of your paper (Bibliography, Works Cited, References List)

Library resources for citation

22Is This Plagiarism?Submitting the Same Paper Twice for Two Different Classes

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If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.24Other kinds of plagiarismSelf-plagiarism

Group work: one member plagiarizes, whole group takes penalty

Submitting someone elses assignment, even with permissionExercise 2 : Improve Wentes citation styleGardner: "Many NGOs working in Africa in the area of development and the environment have been advocating against the modernization of traditional farming practices," Paarlberg says. "They believe that traditional farming in Africa incorporates indigenous knowledge that shouldn't be replaced by science-based knowledge introduced from the outside. They encourage Africa to stay away from fertilizers, and be certified as organic instead. And in the case of genetic engineering, they warn African governments against making these technologies available to farmers."Wente: Yet, many NGOs working in Africa have tenaciously fought the modernization of traditional farming practices. They believe traditional farming in Africa incorporates indigenous knowledge that shouldn't be replaced by science-based knowledge introduced from the outside. As Prof. Paarlberg writes, "They encourage African farmers to stay away from fertilizers and be certified organic instead. And they warn African governments to stay away from genetic engineering. They want to freeze African farms where they are. It's a fantasy of what agriculture ought to be like."Taken from : Wainio, C. (2012, Sept. 18). Re: Margaret Wente: a zero for plagiarism? [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://mediaculpapost.blogspot.ca/2012/09/margaret-wente-zero-for-plagiarism.html26Exercise 2: Improve Wentes citation styleGardner: "Many NGOs working in Africa in the area of development and the environment have been advocating against the modernization of traditional farming practices," Paarlberg says. "They believe that traditional farming in Africa incorporates indigenous knowledge that shouldn't be replaced by science-based knowledge introduced from the outside. They encourage Africa to stay away from fertilizers, and be certified as organic instead. And in the case of genetic engineering, they warn African governments against making these technologies available to farmers."In a 2008 interview with Dan Gardner, Prof. Paarlberg said that, [m]any NGOs working in Africa in the area of development and the environment have been advocating against the modernization of traditional farming practices." Paarlberg goes on to say, they believe that traditional farming in Africa incorporates indigenous knowledge that shouldn't be replaced by science-based knowledge introduced from the outside. They encourage Africa to stay away from fertilizers, and be certified as organic instead. And in the case of genetic engineering, they warn African governments against making these technologies available to farmers."27Advice from the GlobePublic Editor Sylvia Stead told staff:1. Read The Globe and Mails code of conduct:Excerpts from other peoples prose must be attributed so as to avoid even a suspicion of copying.

Stead, S. (2012, Sept 25). Public editor: What we need to do better. Globe and Mail. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/community/inside-the-globe/public-editor-what-we-need-to-do-better/article4566275/28Advice from the Globe2. Reconsider your writing habits:Dont ever cut and paste someone elses words and work over or around them. Only cut and paste something you intend to directly quote and attribute.Dont tweak or rewrite someone elses thoughts without saying she/he said or noted.Keep your notes straight on dates, attribution, direct quotes, etc. Write down every source you read or used in your notes (electronic or paper) on each story so your editor can discuss it with you.If you want to explain someone elses work, credit them first and early in the story.

Stead, S. (2012, Sept 25). Public editor: What we need to do better. Globe and Mail. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/community/inside-the-globe/public-editor-what-we-need-to-do-better/article4566275/More adviceAttribution before assertion- Mervin Block

Block, M. (2011). Writing broadcast news shorter, sharper, stronger: A professional handbook. Washington, DC: CQ Press.30

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