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| COURSE GUIDE >> PLAGIARISM |
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is a serious breach of ethics and will not be tolerated in this course. If I identify plagiarized work, I will not grade it, nor will I allow it to be redone. The rule is: if you didn't know it before you read (or heard or saw) it, you need to cite the source of the information (in parentheses), either directly after using the information, or no later than the end of the paragraph in which you refer to it.
Plagiarism and the www
It is very easy to find and copy material on the www. However, it is also very easy for me to go to Google.com and type in a phrase from student work. In two recent cases I found a clear source for the student work within a couple of minutes of searching.
- Research is fine, but you MUST cite the sources of all information you find no later than the end of the paragraph in which you use it. If you use direct quotes of material, you MUST use “quotation” marks plus citation of source to indicate that you did not write the material. If you put the material into your own words, you still MUST cite the source. If you submit work that uses sources without citing them and if I find the sources, I will not grade your work and you may not redo it.
- Teachers become very familiar with the styles of student writers, and when a student submits work that does not fit his/her general style, a bell goes off in the teacher’s head, prompting her to suspect plagiarism and look for sources.
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All students in this course post their work on public forums. You are encouraged to read other students' work to get ideas about how to do the writing tasks. If you read an idea in another student paper that is so good you feel the need to discuss it, you may "quote it" and cite the student author as your source. Any other use of student work is plagiarism.
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