Plagiarism for Dummies: Why Cheating Students Are Missing the Point of Education To hear college professors tell it, the current wave of student cheating and plagiarism is brand new to higher education. Alas, student plagiarism, especially of the "Can I use your paper for my assignment?" variety, has probably been around since there has been organized schooling, let alone colleges or universities. Fortunately, this problem has never completely taken over colleges and universities for the same reason that college professors crack down on it in the first place. That reason is simple and has been summed up best by the great early 20th century artist Pablo Picasso: "Bad artists copy. Great artists steal." Picasso may have been a jerk in his personal life, but he was a smart guy when it came to being a student of his art. College students who cheat or plagiarize don't get this. Cheating and plagiarizing don't help you learn these skills. It's become popular to blame students solely for this situation in higher education, but other reasons and actors come into play.
Plagiarism Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA sstoer@yahoo.com Articles ~~ Copyright & Intellectual Freedom ~~ For Instructors ~~ For Students Plagiarism Case Studies ~~ Plagiarism Detection Tools ~~ Term Paper Sites--Examples Additional Plagiarism Resources ~~ Additional Ethics Resources Articles Actions Do Speak Louder than Words: Deterring Plagiarism with the Use of Plagiarism- Detection Software In the spring semester of 2000, Bear Braumoeller, an assistant professor of government at Harvard University and Brian Gaines, an associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) began their plagiarism study involving UIUC students taking Political Science 100: Introduction to Political Science. This report details Braumoeller and Gaines' experience with the Essay Verification Engine, EVE, which they used to detect instances of plagiarism among the 180 students studied. Are More People Cheating? James M.
Plagiarism Tutorial: Test Your Knowledge Plagiarism is a serious academic offense! The University of Southern Mississippi's undergraduate and graduate bulletins both include statements about plagiarism: "When cheating is discovered, the faculty member may give the student an F on the work involved or in the course. If further disciplinary action is deemed appropriate, the undergraduate student should be reported to the Dean of Students. A graduate student should be reported to the Dean of the Graduate School." "In addition to being a violation of academic honesty, cheating violates the code of student conduct and may be grounds for probation, suspension, expulsion, or all three." When a student avoids plagiarizing someone else's work, she or he doesn't just avoid doing something wrong.
MLA Style These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster MLA Overview and Workshop Welcome to the OWL Workshop on MLA Style. This workshop will introduce you to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style for writing and formatting research papers. MLA Formatting and Style Guide MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
University - College Of Arts and Sciences - Plagiarism "Academic Integrity is expected of every Cornell Student in all academic undertakings. Integrity entails a firm adherence to a set of values, and the values most essential to an academic community are grounded on the concept of honesty with respect to the intellectual efforts of oneself and others." - Cornell Code of Academic Integrity, p. 1 Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of the words or ideas of others. It is the most common form of academic integrity violation at Cornell, comprising over 60% of all reported cases within the last three years.
10 Steps to Writing an Essay -- Step 1c: Researching in the Libr Step 1c: Researching in the Library A common misconception among students is that the library is full of old, out-of-date, musty books -- probably none from this century -- and therefore any books found there would be so out of step with the current discussion on the topic that the books, and any effort to retrieve them, would be utterly useless. Fortunately, all libraries have acquisitions departments with specialists from different fields of scholarship who constantly order up-to-date books on the contemporary issues in almost all fields. As a result, most libraries have books on all issues at least within the last ten years or so. So unless you're writing about something totally new, chances are a book has been written on it, and most likely that book is waiting for you in the library. Retrieving books saves energy The Internet is full of everything from porno to CIA reports, and it's all jumbled together like paint splattered on a wall. Learn to skim books Library as sanctuary
MLA Formatting and Style Guide Coming Soon: A new look for our same great content! We're working hard this summer on a redesign of the Purdue OWL. Worry not! Our navigation menu and content will remain largely the same. Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. The following overview should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA. Creating a Works Cited list using the eighth edition MLA is a style of documentation based on a general methodology that may be applied to many different types of writing. Thus, the current system is based on a few guiding principles, rather than an extensive list of specific rules. Here is an overview of the process: Author Said, Edward W. Number
Online Citation Guide - MLA Remember that entries in the Works Cited list are listed alphabetically by author. This page is for print reference books; the electronic forms of reference books (such as CD-ROMs and online versions) are described on another page. This citation style applies to familiar reference books. Do not give full publication information for such books. For other, less familiar, reference books, use the standard book style information . If an encyclopedia or dictionary arranges information aphetically, you may cite an article as shown on this page. The components of a Works Cited list entry for an encyclopedia article or dictionary entry, listed in the proper order: Read the Notes on punctuation and spacing and on italicization and underlining . Citation Examples (from The Ready Reference Handbook ) "Mexico." Citation Examples (from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers ) "Azimuthal Equidistant Projection." "Ginsburg, Ruth Bader." "Mandarin." Mohanty, Jitendra M. Noon."
Plagiarism Parenthetical Documentation (also known as Parenthetical Citation) The parenthetical citations direct your reader to the Works Cited list at the end of your paper. In most cases, the parenthetical citations include the author's last name and the specific page number for the information cited. Note, that the following is the way we would like you to document your work, however, other teachers may have other preferences. Before writing a paper, it's always a good idea to check with the teacher of that course. Use of Authors' Names Always mention the author's name? If the author's name is mentioned in the text If the author's name is used in the text introducing the source material, then cite the page number(s) in parentheses: Branscomb argues that "it's a good idea to lurk (i.e., read all the messages without contributing anything) for a few weeks, to ensure that you don't break any of the rules of netiquette" (7) when joining a listserv. If the author's name is not mentioned in the text
Plagiarism Theme Page Plagiarism Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to information about Plagiarism. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) and reference materials to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our disclaimer. [An] Antidote to Plagiarism A lesson and activity that will show grade 5-10 students how to write a research paper without copying. Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers The author offers strategies that teachers can adopt to combat plagiarism including specific suggestions for becoming more aware, prevention, and detection. Avoiding Plagiarism Brought to you by Purdue University Online Writing Lab, this handout provides a succinct description of how students can avoid plagiarism. Articles and News Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism LM_Net FAQ On Plagiarism