Plagiarism is defined as the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which can take various forms such as copying, paraphrasing without credit, or submitting someone else's work as one's own. To prevent plagiarism, one should use quotations, paraphrase appropriately, and summarize ideas while always citing sources. Proper citation is crucial in academic writing, and the APA style provides guidelines for referencing sources to maintain academic integrity.
Plagiarism is defined as the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which can take various forms such as copying, paraphrasing without credit, or submitting someone else's work as one's own. To prevent plagiarism, one should use quotations, paraphrase appropriately, and summarize ideas while always citing sources. Proper citation is crucial in academic writing, and the APA style provides guidelines for referencing sources to maintain academic integrity.
Plagiarism is defined as the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which can take various forms such as copying, paraphrasing without credit, or submitting someone else's work as one's own. To prevent plagiarism, one should use quotations, paraphrase appropriately, and summarize ideas while always citing sources. Proper citation is crucial in academic writing, and the APA style provides guidelines for referencing sources to maintain academic integrity.
Plagiarism is defined as the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which can take various forms such as copying, paraphrasing without credit, or submitting someone else's work as one's own. To prevent plagiarism, one should use quotations, paraphrase appropriately, and summarize ideas while always citing sources. Proper citation is crucial in academic writing, and the APA style provides guidelines for referencing sources to maintain academic integrity.
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What is Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone
else’s original ideas. Merriam-Webster On Line Dictionary 1.to “plagiarize” means to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own 2.to use (another's production) without crediting the source 3.to commit literary theft to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source All of the following are considered plagiarism: •turning in someone else’s work as your own •copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit •failing to put a quotation in quotation marks •giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation •changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit •copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on “fair use” rules) Types of Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone
else’s original ideas. Merriam-Webster On Line Dictionary 1.to “plagiarize” means to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own 2.to use (another's production) without crediting the source 3.to commit literary theft to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source 1.“The Ghost Writer” The writer turns in another’s work, word-for-word, as his or her own. 2. “The Photocopy” The writer copies significant portions of text straight from a single source, without alteration. 3. “The Potluck Paper” The writer tries to disguise plagiarism by copying from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing. 4. “The Poor Disguise” Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or she has altered the paper’s appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases 5. “The Labor of Laziness” The writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together, instead of spending the same effort on original work. 6. “The Self-Stealer” The writer “borrows” generously from his or her previous work, violating policies concerning the expectation of originality adopted by most academic institutions Ways to prevent Plagiarism
•Quotation - must be identical to the
original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author. Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages that you believe should be quoted directly. Ways to prevent Plagiarism
Paraphrasing - involves putting a passage
from source material into your own • words. It must also be attributed to the source. Paraphrased material is usually • shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source • and condensing it slightly. Ways to prevent Plagiarism
•Summarizing - involves putting the main
idea(s) into your own words, including only • the main point(s). Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a • broad overview of the source material. • When to use it? What is Citation? A “citation” is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including: •information about the author •the title of the work •the name and location of the company that published your copy of the source •the date your copy was published •the page numbers of the material you are borrowing When do I need to cite? Whenever you borrow words or ideas, you need to acknowledge their source. The following situations almost always require citation: •Whenever you use quotes •Whenever you paraphrase •Whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed •Whenever you make specific reference to the work of another •Whenever someone else’s work has been critical in developing your own ideas. APA Citation Style The APA (American Psychological Association) citation style began in 1929, when a group of psychologists, anthropologists, and business managers gathered in order to establish a simple set of procedures, or style rules, that would classify the many different components of scientific writing to increase the ease of reading comprehension. This style is thus most used in psychology, education, and the social sciences In-text citation- refers to any citation in our text which uses the author’s last name and the year of publication.
Reference list- appears at the end of your paper. It provides the
information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text 1. The author’s name is art of the narrative. (NARRATIVE CITATION)
Gass and Varonis (1984) found that the most important element in comprehending non-native speech is familiarity with the topic
2. The author’s name is cited in parenthesis
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Encyclopedia and Author's last name first Bergmann, P. G. (1993).
dictionary initial, (Date) Relativity. In The New Title of Article, Title of Encyclopedia Britannia Encyclopedia (Vol 26, pp. 501-508). (Volume, pages). City of Chicago: Encyclopedia publication! Britannica. Publishing company. Website and webpage Online periodical Devitt, T. (2001, August Authors name 2), Lightning injures four (Date of publication). Title at music festival. The of article. Why? Files Retrieved Title of Periodical, volume January 23, 2002, from number, http://whytiles Retrieved month day, org/137lightning/ year, from full URL index.html
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Author's name freedom among (Date of publication). Title us. The Electronic Text of work Center Retrieved month day, Retrieved June 19 4998 year, from full. URL from Alderman Library, University of Virginia website e-text lib CITATION WORK Reference In-text