Discovery and Attribution: You Want a Piece of This?

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Someone getting a traffic ticket

When you are driving for the first few months, you have a greater chance of getting a ticket than at any other time. This is because you are not familiar with the local rules of the road. Let’s study the rules of the road for citing sources in your presentation.

Answer the following questions to develop an understanding of the concept of PLAGIARISM in preparation for learning how to avoid it.

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Is plagiarism always an intentional use of someone else’s words?

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Explain the two ways you can commit plagiarism with words.

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What other kinds of behavior constitute plagiarism?

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What are the consequences of plagiarism whether it is intentional or not.

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How hard is it to get caught?

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How can plagiarism be avoided?

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What is common knowledge and should it be cited?

To sum it all up:

  • Plagiarism is:
    • Using someone else’s ideas without giving them credit.
    • Using someone else’s words without giving credit.
    • Buying a paper and submitting it as your own or hiring someone to write your papers (this is like lip syncing).
  • Plagiarism can have long lasting and far-reaching consequences.
  • Plagiarism is easy to catch these days.
  • Plagiarism can be avoided by:
    • Completing research project in small steps.
    • Learning how to use a Works Cited Page and Parenthetical Citation.