Plagiarism:A Mistake That You Do Not Want to

Make

Today We Will:

• Define plagiarism in order to identify actions that can lead to plagiarizing.

• Acknowledge the importance of avoiding plagiarism in order to influence future research efforts.

• Examine note-taking as a way to avoid plagiarism in order to respect intellectual property rights.

Where are we in the information seeking process?

Step

OneDefine the

information problem.

Identify the information need.

Step

Tw

oDetermine all possible sources.

Select the best sources.

Step

Thr

eeLocate sources.

Find Information within sources. St

ep F

ourRead, hear,

View, touch.

Extract relevantInformation.

Avoiding plagiarism starts here!

What are examples of plagiarism?

Plagiarism is…

It can be

or .

Why should you avoid plagiarism?

Video created by and property of University of Texas Libraries http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/learningmodules/plagiarism/about.html

From the HCT Catalogue 2010/2011:http://www.hct.ac.ae/files/2011/02/hct-regulations.pdf

The Definition of Plagiarism:The Consequences of Plagiarizing:

“…deliberately presenting another person’s work as one’s own without acknowledging the original source.”

“…Immediate permanent dismissal from the Higher Colleges of Technology with a permanent record on the student’s academic transcript.

A student dismissed for breach of academic honesty is not eligible to apply for re-instatement.”

What is DWC’s Policy?

How can you avoid plagiarism?Unintentional PlagiarismIntentional Plagiarism

Citing: Do you need to memorize citation formats?

• HCT Guide: “How do I…cite my sources?”

http://library.hct.ac.ae/screens/cite.html

• HCT CampusGuide:“Citation & Plagiarism”http://libguides.hct.ac.ae/content.php?

pid=194604&side=163 0941

Note-Taking: Does the format matter?

http://libguides.hct.ac.ae/tips_on_taking_notes

What does matter?

Let’s PracticeTen Minutes

Five MinutesSwitch papers with your neighbor and complete the review checklist.

Complete the front of note-takinghandout.

How did it go?

Did your partner…• Include citation information for the text?

• Use their own words to paraphrase key points?

• Use quotation marks when directly quoting the text?

In Your Own Words:

• What is plagiarism?

• What are three things that you learned about note-taking today?

Does the information seeking process stop here?

Step Five

Organize from multiple sources.

Present the information.

Step 6

Judge the product.

Judge the process.

Information Seeking Success!