Plagiarism & Cheating

You Better Cite Us If You're Going to Use Stuff From Our

Presentation!

By,

Aram Nazarian

Calix O’hara

George Matarangus

Anthony Pallone

and

Nolan Morgan

What is Plagiarism? 

• The unauthorized use or close imitation of the

language and thoughts of another author and the

representation of them as one's ...

own original work, as by not crediting the author- Dictionary.com

Using someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.- Us

What is Plagiarism?

What is Plagiarism?

• According to a survey by the

Psychological Record 36% of

undergraduates have admitted to

plagiarizing written material.• http://plagiarism.org/plag_facts.html

How Do People Plagiarize?

• Copy someone else’s homework and call it your own

• Copying material from an internet source without giving credit.

• Literature and essays are not the only thing

plagiarized, art, photos , and films are also

plagiarized.

How Do People Plagiarize?

• http://mikewatkins.ca/2008/10/03/

What Is Cheating?

• To defraud; swindle- Dictionary.com

• To deceive; influence by fraud- Dictionary.com

• To elude; deprive of something expected. – Dictionary.com

Cheating (cont.)

• To break and or bend the rules to your favor giving yourself an unfair advantage over others.- Us

o A form of deception.-Us

How Do People Cheat in School?

• Look at someone else’s homework or test• Copy off someone else’s work• Using a "cheat sheet" 

http://www.austinpost.org/files/articles/cheating.jpg

How Do People Cheat in School?

• Copying someone’s work and not giving them credit

• Cheating is therefore a form of plagiarism, and • vice-versa

Cheating (cont.)

• 54% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet

•  74% admitted that at least once during the past year they had engaged in "serious" cheating

• A national survey published in Education Week : http://plagiarism.org/plag_facts.html

Why do people plagiarize      1.     Time Crunch

    2.     Laziness

    3.     Competition

    4.     Confused

    5.     Citation Errors

Time Crunch/Procrastination

• Homework piles up • Sports take up a students time

 • Students procrastinate

o Lose track of time 

Time Crunch

• "Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. For them procrastination is a lifestyle, albeit a maladaptive one"

Psychology Today

Time Crunch

• Students get very accustomed to putting off work which leads to bad procrastination habits.

• http://lifelongaes1.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/procrastinator.jpg

Time Crunch

• Bad Procrastination Habits ---> Need for a last minute shortcut. 

• http://projectsinlesstime.com/chapter%2013_files/image001.jpg

Laziness

• Homework or essays can be too boringoWork isn't engaging enoughoStudents just want to be done with

work and do other fun activities  

http://www.geneseo.edu/~elmore/Why_plagiarism.htm

Laziness pt. 2

• Students become completely disengagedoDon't see why they should work

Completely lose interest

http://www.geneseo.edu/~elmore/Why_plagiarism.htm

Laziness pt. 3

• Student may feel to tired to workoDon't want to actually put any effort

into working. Plagiarizing takes less time and effort

http://www.geneseo.edu/~elmore/Why_plagiarism.htm

Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View

•  "You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears... 

Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View

So for one who know the right thing to do and does not do it, it is sin.” James 4: 14,17

Catholics believe that a habitual procrastination leads to "sloth", which is one of the seven deadly sins. 

http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=8701

Procrastination/Laziness, the Catholic View

Competition

• Students resort to plagiarism when they feel that it is the only way to move ahead. 

• They are too academically pressured -> plagiarism

Confusion

• Writers blockoStudent just can't think of anymore to

writeoLooking on the internet/copying and

pasting is easier than working

http://www.geneseo.edu/~elmore/Why_plagiarism.htm

Confusion pt. 2

• Lacking understandingoWhen they were taught the subject in

class they didn't listen or understand itDon't know what to writeThey choose plagiarism

http://www.geneseo.edu/~elmore/Why_plagiarism.htm

Accidental Plagiarism 

• Oftentimes, students forget to cite their source or do it incorrectlyo Don't follow instructions properly

Accidental Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is still plagiarism even if it not intentional. o It is important to cite sources to avoid this

problem

Accidental Plagiarism

• Ties in with Laziness Sub-point: o Students are too tired to cite properly on a

bibliography at the end of the paper. 

Accidental Plagiarism

• Students subconsciously phrase things in the same way they heard it from another texto Don't Realize, its not original thought 

To Kant, it is OK. 

Catholic Views

• The Catholic Encyclopedia discusses fraudo  It defines fraud as an act or course of

deception deliberately practised with the view of gaining an advantage

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06249a.htm

Catholic Views

o The act of plagiarism fits this perfectly as it is an act of deceiving others into believing others' work is yours for your advantage

o The Church declares this act not only insincere but also an act against justice.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06249a.htm

Catholic Views

• The Catholic Encyclopedia discusses lyingo  It defines lying as a statement at

variance with the mind

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09469a.htm

Catholic Views

o Although some ethicists have argued the morality of lying for the greater good, there is no moral defense for lying to others for personal gain 

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09469a.htm