Honesty and Sources

Jeffrey DonnellMRDC 3104894-8568

January, 2015

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From a previous project: Did the student team members take these photographs?

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Authorship and Ownership

Documents and images are • Created by people• Owned by people or companies

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/montana-senator-john-walsh-plagiarized-thesis.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A10%22}

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The newspaper credit line defines who took the photo—Matt Volz—and who owns the photo—Associated Press.

When you use a photograph that you obtain from a website, you must credit the photographer, the owner and the website where you obtained the photo. When you fail to do this, you are taking credit for the work of others. We are using a New York Times article, so the IEEE reference must encompass that article:

J. Martin. (7-23-2014) “Senator’s Thesis Turns Out to Be Remix of Others’ Works, Uncited.” The New York Times [online]. Available: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/montana-senator-john-walsh-plagiarized-thesis.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A10%22}Accessed 8-19-2014.

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From theGT Student Code of Conduct

Plagiarism:

Submission of material that is wholly or substantially identical to that created or published by another person or persons, without adequate credit notations indicating the authorship.

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Ownership in Reports

When you submit a report, you claim to own everything that you do not document.

• Words• Drawings / diagrams• Photographs • Calculations

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Unintended PlagiarismWithout Acknowledgment:

• Explaining your designs with photos from the Web.

• Copying an explanation from the Web and using it in your work.

• Obtaining a material property from the Web and using it in your work.

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Acknowledging Sources

1. Cite the source in your text2. Create a reference entry, showing:

Author name(s)Title of the documentPlace and type of publicationPublisher nameDate of publicationPage number(s)

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Appropriate use of Source--I

You looked up the density of Aluminum for your ME 3057 lab report, then wrote this:

“The density of aluminum T6101, ρ is 0.00277 g/mm3 [1]. If sin(θ) is sufficiently small…..”

Reference[1] J. M. Gere, Mechanics of Materials, 5th ed., Pacific Grove California: Brooks/Cole, 2001, p. 989.

Citation

Reference

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Appropriate use of Source--II

“Figure 1 displays the major veins of a normal human leg….

Figure 1. The veins of a normal leg [1]

The Image you obtained

The Citation that shows you got it somewhere else

Your Caption

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IEEE Format for References

www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/style_references_manual.pdf

Reference entries are discussed beginningon Page 6.Electronic sources are discussed beginning on Page10.

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Example IEEE Reference List1) an article, 2) an image

References

[1] A. Khalid, J. Huey, W. Singhose, J. Lawrence, D. Frakes, “Human Operator Performance Testing Using an Input-Shaped Bridge Crane,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control (electronic version), vol. 128 (4), pp. 835-842, 2006.

[2] The University of Iowa Department of Radiology, “The VNUS®

Closure® Procedure for Varicose Veins,” (Electronic Database), (Cited 6-7-06), http://www.radiology.uiowa.edu/pi/vnus/about/

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Google search: “bridge crane georgia tech”

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http://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+crane+georgia+tech&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=oNoFT6LDDtTLtgfFpLisAw&biw=1680&bih=935&sei=pNoFT_uHJ4LBtgeVw4C4Aw

Google search:“segway company owner death”

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http://www.google.com/search?q=segway+company+owner+death&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Example Plagiarism Cases

• “Washington Post Suspends Reporter….”

• Singhose: “Effect of Input Shaping…”

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Result: Public Censure

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