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|Avoiding Plagiarism ||Academic citation and referencing basics|

Department of Media and CommunicationsManipal University, Dubai

Updated September 2011

By Megna Kalvani

“Learning to give credit where credit is due.”

NOPlagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the act of fraud as it involves ‘copying’, ‘borrowing’ or ‘stealing’ someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.

Types of Plagiarism

"Copy & Paste Plagiarism”

“Word Switch Plagiarism”

“Self-Stealing”

“StylePlagiarism”

“Potluck Plagiarism”

“Labor of Laziness”

What happens when you plagiarize?

0You get a

big fat ZERO

Ways to avoid Plagiarism?Cite your sources

Foot/end notes

In-text citation

Citing websites

Paraphase!

Carnes, Mark C. "Setting Students’ Minds on Fire." The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2011. Online. Available:http://chronicle.com/article/Setting-Students-Minds-on/126592/. March 14, 2011.

Ward (2003) categorizes the journalistic process into four stages (Refer Journalism Online pg.18)

Ward (2003) categorizes the journalistic process into four stages (pg.18)

12. Don Kennedy, "New Climate News," Science, volume 290 (November 10, 2000), 1091.

Paraphasing

According to Smith (2008) … Smith (2008) reported … Research by Smith (2008) suggests … A recent study demonstrated …… (Smith & Jones

2008)

Examples of paraphrasing:Blah blah blah blah blah. Although the materials were originally developed for a comparatively small user group, many others have also found them useful. (Smith, 2008). Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Blah blah blah blah blah. According to Smith (2008), although the materials were originally developed for a comparatively small user group, many others have also found them useful. Blah, blah blah, blah blah blah.

A Reference list Bibliography 

 Contains all the items you have referred to directly and cited within your text.

Contains all the sources you have read but not cited within your text. (Usually this is background reading).

What’s the difference between biblio’s and reference lists?

How to reference in the text?

What details a reference list should include?

Book Author, Date, Title, Where published, Publisher.

Chapter in a book Author, Date, Chapter title, Book title, Editor, Page range, Where published, Publisher.

Journal article Author, Date, Article title, Journal title, Volume number, Page range.

Internet reference Author, Date published (if available), Article title, Publication title (if available), Web address, Date accessed.

What details should the reference list include?

ONMICROSOFT WORD

How to easily create a reference list?

Styles accepted

Chicago

APA

MLA

Example: Duiker, William. J. Contemporary World History. 5th. Cengage Learning, 2009.

Example: Duiker, W. J. (2009). Contemporary World History (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Example: Duiker, William. J. Contemporary World History. 5th. Cengage Learning, 2009.

Visual Communication

Designs Ripping them off, imitating and getting

inspired

Animations-Characters-Inspired by characters

Music

Websites Plagiarised

Christian Loubotton

Sweaty betty

Plagiarised Covers

Plagiarised Covers

Comics

Advertising

SlogansAd layouts and designs

Ads Plagiarised

Nissan vs Btoy

Brands and logos

Television

Scripts (characters, plots)Music

What not to reference?

Your Own Ideas

Common Knowledge

Referencing tips

Be wary of cutting and pasting - you risk committing plagiarism by accident.

Take notes in your own words. (This also helps you learn).

Note down all your references as you read, and organise them as you go along.

Make sure your citations match up with the reference list at the end.

Follow standard conventions, and ensure your references are: Complete Consistent Correct

Always check the referencing guidelines for your assignments.

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References and Further Reading:

Types of Plagiarism Taken From:

Barnbaum, C. “Plagiarism: A Student's Guide to Recognizing It and Avoiding It.” Valdosta State University. http://www.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/personal/teaching_MISC/plagiarism.htm

Liles, Jeffrey A. and Michael E. Rozalski. “It's a Matter of Style: A Style Manual Workshops for Preventing Plagiarism.” College & Undergraduate Libraries, 11 (2), 2004, p. 91-101.

Definitions and Referencing principles:

www.plagiarism.org www2.napier.ac.uk www.collegeboard.com

More examples: Just Creative Designs. 2008. http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/20/graphic-design-plagiarism-rip-offs/