Problems With Assignments Plagiarism Here is a direct quote from University of Pennsylvania Code of Academic Integrity http www upenn edu osl acadint html Plagiarism using the ideas data or language of another without specific or proper acknowledgment Example copying another person s paper article or computer work and submitting it for an assignment cloning someone else s ideas without attribution failing to use quotation marks where appropriate etc It s a good idea to read this document From the first assignment If you use photographs or extensive quotes be sure that they are either in the public domain or that you have permission to use them Supply references to everything that you borrow from somewhere else This is a legal requirement Academic Honesty Many of you have committed failing offences Possible penalties for plagiarism No credit given for the assignment Failure in the course Suspension from the University From my very first set of slides Penalty for first offense You will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct You will receive an F in the course I won t be doing that this time Kinds of plagiarism The following definitions are excerpted from PLAGIARISM What it is and How to Avoid It http www library upenn edu scitech engineering ee plagiarize html Complete plagiarism Near complete plagiarism Patchwork plagiarism Lazy plagiarism Self plagiarism Complete plagiarism Complete plagiarism Submitting something that has been written by someone else as your own work It is not enough to paraphrase it or reference it This is a technical course and I want to teach the technology of Web building but That does not give you the right to steal your material I have emphasized that pages should have content this must be your content Near complete plagiarism Near complete plagiarism Taking large portions of a text and just interspersing your own comments or adding conclusions Most of the work has still been done by somebody else Putting content on the web is not very different than writing an essay The presumption is that it is your content If it is someone else s content with just your additions this is plagriasm Patchwork plagiarism Patchwork plagiarism Taking ideas phrases or entire sentences from one or more sources and rearranging them This is difficult to assess at the idea level Common phrases are not a problem but clearly original turns of phrase should not be copied verbatim Almost none of us are smart enough to have any really original ideas All of us can have our own opinions likes and dislikes points of view etc Analogy All stories have one of a very few basic plots but Every one of us in here can write an original story Lazy plagiarism Lazy plagiarism Failing to distinguish adequately between your own work and that of others Failing to put quote marks around direct quotations Missing or inadequate footnotes or references Using another s language Failing to give sources including sources for photos Problem It is difficult to distinguish this from deliberate wrongdoing Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence Napoleon Bonaparte However neither malice nor incompetence deserves a good grade Self plagiarism Self plagiarism Using the same work to satisfy the requirements for more than one course Also known as double dipping This is permissible with the consent of both instructors Self plagiarism is not a concern in this course While I do care about content my primary concern is how you manipulate that content This does not excuse other types of plagiarism You do not have automatic permission to use material developed in this course for some other course Problems in this class Complete plagiarism 4 cases In two cases references were given not including a reference to the page that was plagiarized Near complete plagiarism 1 case Patchwork plagiarism 3 cases Lazy plagiarism 5 cases Self plagiarism Not considered No observed problems 8 people These counts are approximate What you should do part I First Don t contact me either to apologize or to ask if you re one of the people I caught You should know if you re guilty If you are unsure then you almost certainly in my list for patchwork or lazy plagiarism I ve spent enough of my time on this already Secondly fix the problem and send me a new page or pages by Wednesday evening If I don t have new work from you by Thursday I will contact you with specific and probably more strict requirements What you should do part II Complete or near complete plagiarism This is a violation of copyright law You should either Completely revise and rewrite your pages avoiding even paraphrases of the original or Choose a new topic entirely or Drop the course I realize that some of you simply had no idea of the law or of the plagiarism rules of the University You should now have a much clearer idea A second violation will result in an F for the course Be extra careful What you should do part III Patchwork plagiarism You are the people most likely to be surprised by the plagiarism rules and definitions Nevertheless you too should completely revise your site and or change your topic Paraphrasing is not enough there should be some value added to your site by incorporating your own opinions and experiences Arranging the material in a novel way is also helpful Don t forget to give full credit to your sources What you should do part IV Lazy plagiarism text Whole sentences or catchy phrases should be quoted and attributed either in immediately adjacent text or by a footnote According to this article in slashdot more than 115 million of voters in Brazil there are more than 115 million of voters in Brazil 2 who are deciding this week The attribution for text should always be visible on the page at least as a link What you should do part V Lazy plagiarism photos A visible caption is always best An invisible reference as a comment or as img alt is usually acceptable If necessary you may say Source not known There is a huge amount of royalty free clip art available that you can use without any reference Nevertheless to be safe Always keep track of your sources It doesn t hurt to put an invisible reference such as a comment in your HTML source Don t assume that if you found it on the Web without a reference it isn t copyrighted Copyright law Before 1989 a copyright notice had to appear on all copyrighted documents As of March 1 1989 a copyright is assumed on all published work Adding a copyright notice and filing for a copyright
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