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PLAGIARISM
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
What is plagiarism?
According to the Willamette University Plagiarism
Policy web site (http://www.willamette.edu/cla/catalog/Sect3/aca.html#plag) "Cheating is
any form of intellectual dishonesty or misrepresentation
of one’s knowledge. Plagiarism, a form of
cheating, consists of representing someone else’s
work as one’s own." Still have questions?
Try the helpful and informative Turnitin
FAQ site. Think you already
know how to recognize plagiarized material? Try
this test (from Indiana University).
How students plagiarize:
- Copying
an entire tract
or even a whole paper and presenting it as one's
own work
- Downloading
a free paper or buying a paper mill document
from the Internet
- Misquoting
or only partially quoting a source
- Improperly
paraphrasing without citing the author
- Making
up a source
- "Dumbing
down" or otherwise modifying a source
Why
do students plagiarize? Understanding
causes can assist in prevention.
- Poor
study and time management habits
- Lack
of interest in or sense of ownership of the
assignment
- Poor
writing skills
- Ignorance
- they may not understand what plagiarism is,
how to properly cite sources, and why giving
proper credit is important
Tips
for prevention:
- Make
students aware of your plagiarism policy
- Demonstrate
correct citation procedures - including paraphrasing
- Give
specific (non-general), personalized writing
assignments
- Watch
for inconsistent writing style (obtain a baseline
writing sample)
- Let
students know you are aware of plagiarism web
sites
- Teach
them how to use plagiarism prevention sites
as a class
Citation
Guides: Provided by the Mark O.
Hatfield Library website.
APA
Style Guide
CBE
Style Guide
Citing
Internet Resources
Chicago/Turabian
Style Guide (from the UW-Madison
Writing Center)
MLA
Style Guide
Especially Good Plagiarism Articles Online:
Copyright
and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet,
and the World Wide Web
University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html
Defining
and Avoiding Plagiarism: WPA Statement (PDF) FIX LINK
Seven
Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic
Age
Jamie McKenzie
http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html
What
is Plagiarism and How to Recognize and Avoid it
Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtmll
Plagiarism
and the Web
Bruce Leland
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm
Turnitin.com
Research Resources
http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html
Plagiarism Prevention
sites:
Services:
http://turnitin.com/ (Willamette University
subscribes to this service.)
http://plagiarism.com/
http://plagiserve.com/
http://edutie.com/
Education and Strategy:
http://c.faculty.umkc.edu/cowande/plague.htm
http://www.plagiarized.com/
http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism/
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.1/reviews/marsh/plagcopyright.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html
Sample Cheat sites:
http://www.ezwrite.com/
http://www.schoolpaper.com/
http://www.schoolsucks.com/
http://www.termpapers-on-file.com/
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp
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