Plagiarism:What is Plagiarism?Why is Plagiarism a Growing Concern?The USM Student Handbook Defines Plagiarism As…How Online Plagiarism Is Being FoughtHow Online Plagiarism Is Being Fought (cont.)Two Forms of PlagiarismDeliberate PlagiarismAccidental PlagiarismAvoiding Accidental PlagiarismRecommended Reading on PlagiarismUSM’s Online Plagiarism TutorialThree Ways to Incorporate Sources into Your PaperThe Difference Between Paraphrase and SummaryThe Following Tutorial on Acceptable vs. Unacceptable Paraphrase Is Quoted from Indiana University’s Writing Tutorial Services, located online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtmlAcceptable vs. Unacceptable ParaphraseAcceptable vs. Unacceptable Paraphrase (cont.)Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Recommended Reading on APACiting Electronic SourcesCiting Electronic Sources (cont.)Slide 24Your AssignmentWorks CitedQuestions?Plagiarism:Plagiarism:What it isWhat it isWhy it is a growing problemWhy it is a growing problemHow to avoid committing itHow to avoid committing itWhat is Plagiarism?What is Plagiarism?pla·gia·rismpla·gia·rism 1. The act of plagiarizing. 1. The act of plagiarizing. 2. Something plagiarized. 2. Something plagiarized. n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2: the act of being your own work 2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: ideas as if they were your own [syn: plagiarization, plagiarism, piracy]plagiarization, plagiarism, piracy]Why is Plagiarism a Growing Why is Plagiarism a Growing Concern?Concern?Simple. The Internet. The Internet is one of Simple. The Internet. The Internet is one of the main sources of plagiarism now. The the main sources of plagiarism now. The forms of plagiarism range from relatively forms of plagiarism range from relatively innocent to outright thievery. innocent to outright thievery. Whether you are looking to purchase a Whether you are looking to purchase a paper or whether you are merely looking for paper or whether you are merely looking for quick and easy information, the Internet quick and easy information, the Internet opens a lot of students up to plagiarism.opens a lot of students up to plagiarism.The USM Student Handbook The USM Student Handbook Defines Plagiarism As…Defines Plagiarism As… “ “Plagiarism is scholarly theft, and it is defined as Plagiarism is scholarly theft, and it is defined as the unacknowledged use of secondary sources. the unacknowledged use of secondary sources. More specifically, any written or oral presentation More specifically, any written or oral presentation in which the writer or speaker does not in which the writer or speaker does not distinguish clearly between original and borrowed distinguish clearly between original and borrowed material constitutes plagiarism… Because material constitutes plagiarism… Because students, as scholars, must make frequent use of students, as scholars, must make frequent use of the concepts and facts developed by other the concepts and facts developed by other scholars, plagiarism is not the mere use of scholars, plagiarism is not the mere use of another’s facts and ideas. However, it is another’s facts and ideas. However, it is plagiarism when students present the work of plagiarism when students present the work of other scholars as if it were their own work.”other scholars as if it were their own work.”How Online Plagiarism Is Being How Online Plagiarism Is Being FoughtFoughthttp://www.turnitin.comhttp://www.turnitin.com is one of many is one of many sources created to fight plagiarism. USM’s sources created to fight plagiarism. USM’s Department of English uses turnitin.comDepartment of English uses turnitin.comhttp://www.google.comhttp://www.google.com strangely enough, strangely enough, is sometimes more effective than the is sometimes more effective than the many online sites dedicated to finding many online sites dedicated to finding plagiarized material. Many professors plagiarized material. Many professors simply enter in suspicious phrases to simply enter in suspicious phrases to uncover results online.uncover results online.How Online Plagiarism Is Being How Online Plagiarism Is Being Fought (cont.)Fought (cont.)The following is from the webpage Plagiarism maintained by Sharon Stoerger, The following is from the webpage Plagiarism maintained by Sharon Stoerger, MLS, MBA:MLS, MBA: “ “There are hundred of term paper companies doing business on the Web. There are hundred of term paper companies doing business on the Web. Most, if not all of the sites, claim that papers are to be used as models for Most, if not all of the sites, claim that papers are to be used as models for research and are not designed to promote plagiarism. Several term paper research and are not designed to promote plagiarism. Several term paper sites are owned by larger companies, like The Paper Store Enterprises sites are owned by larger companies, like The Paper Store Enterprises (http://www.paperwriters.com/intro.htm), and some even have ties to (http://www.paperwriters.com/intro.htm), and some even have ties to plagiarism detection software companies. For example, detection software plagiarism detection software companies. For example, detection software companies, PlagiServe (http://www.plagiserve.com) and EduTie companies, PlagiServe (http://www.plagiserve.com) and EduTie (http://www.edutie.com) have connections to term paper sites like (http://www.edutie.com) have connections to term paper sites like MightyStudents.com (http://www.mightystudents.com), Essaymill.com MightyStudents.com (http://www.mightystudents.com), Essaymill.com (http://www.essaymill.com) EssaysOnFile.com (http://www.essaymill.com) EssaysOnFile.com (http://www.essaysonfile.com) and TopEssays.com (http://www.essaysonfile.com) and TopEssays.com (http://www.topessays.com).”(http://www.topessays.com).”So, in other words, some of these online ‘paper mills’ are actually So, in other words, some of these online ‘paper mills’ are actually working against you. Surprised?working against you. Surprised?Two Forms of PlagiarismTwo Forms of PlagiarismDeliberateDeliberateAccidentalAccidentalDeliberate PlagiarismDeliberate PlagiarismCommitted when a student doubts his/her ability