Overview

Plagiarism!

What is plagiarism?

• Plagiarism means submitting the work of others as your own (or allowing someone else to copy and submit your work as their own)

What is plagiarism?

• Plagiarism means submitting the work of others as your own (or allowing someone else to copy and submit your work as their own)

• Plagiarism can be defined as– Using another's production without crediting the source – Committing literary theft – Presenting as new and original an idea or product derived

from an existing source.

Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

What is plagiarism?Plagiarism occurs if you copy any of the following without giving proper credit: • Text• Images• Artwork• Music

What is plagiarism?Plagiarism occurs if you copy any of the following without giving proper credit: • Text• Images• Artwork• Music

From sources such as:• Books• Journal articles• Internet• CDs or DVDs• Magazines or newspapers

What is plagiarism?Plagiarism occurs if you copy any of the following without giving proper credit: • Text• Images• Artwork• Music

From sources such as:• Books• Journal articles• Internet• CDs or DVDs• Magazines or newspapers

It also includes copying from your classmates or seniors’ assignments!

It is plagiarism if you…

• Turn in someone else’s work as your own.

It is plagiarism if you…

• Turn in someone else’s work as your own.

Example

For her assignment in Business Finance, Farah uses her senior’s assignment and submits it with a few minor changes.

It is plagiarism if you…

• Turn in someone else’s work as your own.

Example

For his assignment on “Ethical Issues in Cloning”, Eric buys an essay from a website and submits it.

Example

For her assignment in Business Finance, Farah uses her senior’s assignment and submits it with a few minor changes.

It is plagiarism if you…

• Turn in someone else’s work as your own.

Example

For his assignment on “Ethical Issues in Cloning”, Eric buys an essay from a website and submits it.

Example

For her assignment in Business Finance, Farah uses her senior’s assignment and submits it with a few minor changes.

Example:

Alan copies the answers to the questions from his lab partner’s worksheet and hands it in.

It is plagiarism if you…

• Copy words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

It is plagiarism if you…

• Copy words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

Example

For his presentation on the use of solar power, Richard copies the diagrams and pictures from a website. He does not include the website source in his presentation slides.

It is plagiarism if you…

• Copy words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

Example

For his presentation on the use of solar power, Richard copies the diagrams and pictures from a website. He does not include the website source in his presentation slides.

Example

Rani finds an article on the Dangers of Smoking. She summarises the ideas in this article and submits it for her physiology assignment. Although she has used her own words, she does not list the article as a reference.

Why is plagiarism wrong?

Why is plagiarism wrong?

• It is wrong to plagiarise as it badly affects your learning

Why is plagiarism wrong?

• It is wrong to plagiarise as it badly affects your learning

• Plagiarism involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterwards

Why is plagiarism wrong?

• It is wrong to plagiarise as it badly affects your learning

• Plagiarism involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterwards

• Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty, as bad as cheating in an examination.

How would lecturers know that I have plagiarised?

How would lecturers know that I have plagiarised?

• Ngee Ann Polytechnic uses a software called SafeAssign, which can detect copying in student’s submissions.

How would lecturers know that I have plagiarised?

• Ngee Ann Polytechnic uses a software called SafeAssign, which can detect copying in student’s submissions.

• SafeAssign detects copying. This could be:Dishonestly copied materials from another source

(plagiarism)Properly referenced quotes from another source (no problem)

How would lecturers know that I have plagiarised?

• SafeAssign indicates the proportion of an assignment copied from other sources.

How would lecturers know that I have plagiarised?

• SafeAssign indicates the proportion of an assignment copied from other sources.

• Your lecturers will determine if plagiarism has actually occurred by determining if the copied passages were properly referenced in 2 places:– The body of the assignment; and – In the reference list.