Plagiarism Awareness

Plagiarism Awareness

Have you Ever plagiarized? Do you clearly know how to AVOID plagiarism?

When I was in my undergraduate program I wanted so much to write a great paper and often the ideas that stemmed from my research Really excited me -- I would rephrase what an author stated because I wanted to sound knowledgeable to my Professor. I thought that if I cited too much I would appear dumb! So I would read the research and consciously make an effort to reword the ideas found from my research. This process in my mind created ownership of some form as I displayed these ideas in my paper. Yes I quoted but many ideas I restated without giving correct credit. In the process, I missed so much. My head was in the wrong place. I was trying to prove what I knew instead of simply learning as much as I could from these great minds that came before me.

Finally, a professor of mine in my Masters Degree, Dr. Sandra Herndon -- called me out, and in the process taught me that your ability to cite adds ethos/credibility to you as student, a researcher. I did not have the authority or knowledge and wasn’t expected to be an expert because I couldn’t be -- that’s why I was in school. After that I never hesitated to give credit for EVERY idea. It is easy to do if you just follow the guidelines -- don’t try to make your own rules or “out think” the rules! Just do exactly what they say depending upon the specific format required.

In this class we will use APA (American Psychological Association). Why, you might be wondering? The field of communication typically falls under the social sciences the social sciences share information in a uniform manner using the guidelines outlined by the APA. It is not difficult ... but it is different than MLA (Modern Language Association). Click here to discover how ... APA Owl at Purdue

Be sure to examine the SAMPLE APA Paper to see what it looks like and read the explanation/reasoning of how to follow the guidelines.

Writing Lab Details: As part of your tuition payment you are provided with a writing lab that will support you in writing a paper and citing correctly -- USE IT! FREE TUTORING!!!

This assignment asks you to complete a plagiarism exercise. Click this link and answer the questions, explaining why they do or do NOT contain plagiarism. Be sure to complete the discussion questions located at the bottom of this page. Click here for the Plagiarism.pdf

Print out the quiz
Carefully REad the information provided in the document
Answer the questions (in writing on the document) explaining WHY each statement does or does Not contain plagiarism
maintain the quiz in your notebook under Documents
Answer these questions (THESE QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR JOURNAL SECTION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK):
How is knowledge generated in the academic setting?
Describe the commitment and sacrifice involved in research.
Why is it important to cite sources?
What should your focus be "as a learner" in your undergraduate program?
Thus far can you describe one idea or theory you have gained from your academic experience that has provided you with a better understanding of how to interact with the world around you? What is the idea/theory? Who developed it?
If you want to go "above and beyond" how can you do so efficiently and effectively ... specifically give me an example as it relates to the Famous Speech.

Thanks google images for the great pictures we are using for this page!

What is Plagiarism?

Whose work is it?

APA Owl at Purdue

Plagiarism Checker

Plagiarismdotorg

Helpful Sites

80% Admit to Cheating

The center for Academic Integrity, 2011

What to Do ...

Submit The Following ...

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