What is Plagiarism?What is Plagiarism?
Taking credit for work that isn’t your own!
Simply stated,
“It is cheating and dishonest”
Plagiarism is…Plagiarism is…
A breach of the Holland College
Code of Conduct for Learners!!
Consequences may range from… Formal warning Probation Suspension, or Dismissal
Plagiarism includes…Plagiarism includes…
Copying an entire paper and claiming it as your own
Copying part of a paper and claiming it as your own
Copying information from a source and passing it off as your own
Cutting and pasting from the web or any other electronic resource and passing it off as your own
Paraphrasing without proper MLA citation (author AND page number(s)
Accident or NotAccident or NotIt’s Still Plagiarism When…It’s Still Plagiarism When…
Copying text word for word and failing to put quotation marks around it even if you cite it
Inaccurately quoting a source
Omitting in-text citations even though the source is cited on the works cited page
Failing to include the citation on the works cited page
How do I Avoid It?How do I Avoid It?
Use your own words and ideas
Give credit for direct quotes using quotation marks and citing the source
Keep copies of all resources you consult
Give credit for websites, photos, diagrams, graphics, multimedia
Paraphrases, restating the author’s words or ideas in your own words, must be cited properly
Cite unless it’s….Cite unless it’s….
Proverbs or sayings
e.g., Beggars can’t be choosers
Common knowledge (can find a fact in several sources)
e.g., Sir John A. Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada.
When in Doubt ….. CITE IT!!
Sources to citeSources to cite
Books Journal Articles Web Sites Government Documents Statistics Images Video recordings Interviews Email
Question 1Question 1
a) Yes, it’s plagiarism
b) No, it isn’t
c) Don’t know
It’s the night before your paper is due, and you haven’t done any work. You buy a paper from an online paper mill and hand it in as your own. Is this plagiarism?
Question 2Question 2
a) Yes, it’s plagiarism
b) No, it isn’t
c) Don’t know
You use the saying What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas in an essay you’ve written about gambling. You do not put quotes around it, nor do you cite it. Is this plagiarism?
Question 3Question 3
a) Yes, it’s plagiarism
b) No, it isn’t
c) Don’t know
You find a great idea in an article, so you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source of the idea because you’ve expressed it in your own words. Is this plagiarism?
QuotationsQuotations
Double quotation marks around short quotations (<=four lines).
Longer quotations (>four lines) block indent and omit quotation marks.
Short Quotation (<=4 lines)Short Quotation (<=4 lines)
“An honor code usually consists of a signed statement in which students promise not to cheat and not to tolerate those who do” (Harris 117).
Long Quotation (>4 lines)Long Quotation (>4 lines)Split CitationSplit CitationJollimore states that athletes are searching for anything that will make them more competitive including
nutritional supplements, such as vitamins, energy bars and drinks that may compensate for dietary deficiencies, and over-the-counter products like shark cartilage and amino acids, which purport to increase muscle mass, boost energy and endurance, prompt weight gain (or loss), or reduce recovery time between
workouts. (54)
Author
Page(s)
ParaphrasingParaphrasing
Restating the author’s ideas into your own wordsNeed to do more than just change a word or twoMust include author‘s last name and page number of paraphrased section in citation.
ParaphrasingParaphrasing
Original text:
“Admissions officers agree that whatever the topic, everything rests in the execution. They look for a thoughtful, revelatory essay that enhances the rest of a student’s application” (Flora 24).
Sample Paraphrase:
A students’ application for admission is based on many things, one being a creative and unique essay (Flora 24).
Essay DevelopmentWhat purpose are you trying to achieve?Describe somethingExplain somethingPersuade the readerSupport a certain point of view
Example (Explain): “Animal symbolism in Inuit art”
Create an Outline
History of Inuit art Contemporary Inuit artists Media of Inuit art
Sculpture (soap stone) Prints (stencils, lithographs etc.) Walrus and whale bones
Animal Symbols used in Inuit art and their meanings The dancing polar bear The seal The goose
Create an Outline
History of Inuit art Contemporary Inuit artists Media of Inuit art
Sculpture (soap stone) Prints (stencils, lithographs etc.) Walrus and whale bones
Animal Symbols used in Inuit art and their meanings The dancing polar bear The seal The goose
Citation ExampleThe Inuit believe that they return as animalsafter they have shaken off their human mortal coil.Thus, when you see see images of dancing bearsin Inuit art, this represents Inuit souls who have returned as polar bears and the dancing represents joy and fun (“About Polar Bears” par. 5).
“About Polar Bears.” INUIT.NET. ABoriginArt, 2005.Web. 25 Oct. 2012.
<https://inuitarteskimoart.com/About-Bears.html>.
Works Cited PageWorks Cited Page
Acknowledges all the sources you have cited in your project
Organized in alphabetical order
Strictly follows citation style format
(APA, MLA . . . )
Works Cited“About Polar Bears.” INUIT.NET. ABoriginArt, 2005.Web. 25 Oct. 2012.
<https://inuitarteskimoart.com/About-Bears.html>.“Change.” New York Times. New York Times,
May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the
Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Purdue Online Writing Lab. “MLA Sample Works Cited Page.”Owl at Purdue. Purdue University, 2012. Web.25 Oct. 2012.
Capitalization Rules
Title of complete works such as journals, newspapers, books, videos, databases, websites – capitalize the first word, last word, and all principle words in the title and put them in italics. Example: The Dangers of the Work Place.
Titles of short works such as articles from journals, newspapers and magazines; web pages; short stories; poems – same capitalization rules and use quotation marks instead of italics. Example: “The Thrill of Victory.”
Always capitalize the word following a colon [ : ]. Example from a book title: The Sweat off our Brows: Working the Field
Don’t capitalize minor words like: and, or, the, is
Works Cited (MLA) -BooksWorks Cited (MLA) -BooksAuthor*. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Blicq, Ron. Guidelines for Report Writing.
Toronto: Pearson Education
Canada, 2001. Print.
*Use author’s name as it appears on title page, last name first.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) Books with 2 authorsBooks with 2 authors
Author. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Blicq, Ron, and John Smith. Guidelines
for Report Writing.
Toronto: Pearson Education
Canada, 2001. Print.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) BooksBooks
Author. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) BooksBooks
Author. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Clark, Kenneth.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) BooksBooks
Author. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Clark, Kenneth. Landscape into Art.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) BooksBooks
Author. Title of Book. Location: Publisher,
Year. Medium of Publication.
Clark, Kenneth. Landscape into Art.
New York: Harper & Row,
1979. Print.
Works Cited (MLA) Magazine Works Cited (MLA) Magazine ArticlesArticles
Author*. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine
Day Month Year: Pagination. Medium of
Publication.
Jollimore, Mary. “Fuel’s Gold: Why Canada’s
Athletes Pay so Much Attention to What
They Eat.” Time 21 Nov. 2004: 52-61.
Print.
*Use author’s name as it appears with title on first page of article.
Works Cited (MLA Style)Works Cited (MLA Style)Article from Scholarly JournalArticle from Scholarly Journal
Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal
Volume.Issue (Year): Pagination.
Medium of Publication.
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms:
The Voice of the Subaltern in
Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa
Studies in Women's Literature 15.1
(1996): 41-50. Print.
What is wrong (2 errors)What is wrong (2 errors)
Brackwood concludes that reducing crime in the inner city must be a top priority (4).
Brackwood, Lee. “Fighting city crime.”
The Observer 41.7: (2008). 23-29.
Print.
What is wrong (2 errors)What is wrong (2 errors)
Brackwood concludes that reducing crime in the inner city must be a top priority (4).
Brackwood, Lee. “Fighting City Crime.”
The Observer 41.7: (2008). 23-29.
Print.
Works Cited MLA - Web PageWorks Cited MLA - Web PageAuthor. “Title of Page.” Title of Website.
Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.
Date of access
<URL>.
Health Canada. “West Nile Virus.”
Health Alerts. Health Canada,
19 July 2004. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
english/westnile/index.html>.
Works Cited (MLA Style) Works Cited (MLA Style) Article from DatabaseArticle from Database
Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal
Volume.Issue (Year): Pagination. Database.
Medium. Date of Access.
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in
Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical
Journal 50.1 (2007): 173- 96. ProQuest. Web.
27 May 2009.
What is wrong (2 errors)What is wrong (2 errors)
The cause of the Huron warriors at the Battle of Duck lake was “hopeless and signaled the end of a proud people” (Johnson).
Johnson, P. “Attack of the Huron.” Native
History 12.8 (2006). 76-104. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.
[Author’s name in article appears as Peter Johnson]
What is wrong (2 errors)What is wrong (2 errors)
The cause of the Huron warriors at the Battle of Duck lake was “hopeless and signaled the end of a proud people.” (Johnson 82).
Johnson, Peter*. “Attack of the Huron.” Native
History 12.8 (2006): 76-104. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.
*Use author’s name as appears in article.
In-Text Citation (MLA Style)In-Text Citation (MLA Style)
References (citations) in the text must clearly point to specific entries in the Works Cited page. This applies to quotations and paraphrases.
Identify the location of the paraphrased text as specifically as possible.
In-Text Citation MLA In-Text Citation MLA
Two to three authors –
(Smith and Simpson 243)
(Smith, Jones, and Love 97-98)
No author –
(History of Rock 54)
(“How to build a patio” par. 6)
In-Text Quotation Citation MLA In-Text Quotation Citation MLA
It has been suggested that:
For all the progress athletes are
making in eating well, many continue to
rely on risky dietary supplements, which are
often tainted by banned substances such
as nandrolone. (Jollimore 54)
In-Text Quotation Citation MLA In-Text Quotation Citation MLA Split CitationSplit Citation
Jollimore states that:
For all the progress athletes are
making in eating well, many continue to
rely on risky dietary supplements, which are
often tainted by banned substances such as
nandrolone. (54)
OR
More In-text Citation More In-text Citation ExamplesExamples
One interesting way of preparing vegetarian chili
is to use plenty of pepper (“How to
Make Vegetarian Chili”).
Langhamer argued that “courtship between
classes was strongly discouraged” (182).
Works CitedWorks Cited
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow,
n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-
Twentieth-Century England.” Historical
Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web.
27 May 2009.