Plagiarism What is Plagiarism and Why is it Important? In college courses, we are continually engaged with other people’s ideas: we read them in texts, hear them in lecture, discuss them in class, and incorporate them into our own writing. As a result, it is very important that we give credit where it is due. Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information. How Can Students Avoid Plagiarism? To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use another person’s idea, opinion, or theory; any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings—any pieces of information—that are not common knowledge; quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words. These guidelines are taken from the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. How to Recognize Unacceptable and Acceptable Paraphrases Here’s an UNACCEPTABLE paraphrase that is plagiarism: What makes this passage plagiarism? 1. 2.
Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting and Paraphrasing Use the menu below to learn more about quoting and paraphrasing. Download this handout College writing often involves integrating information from published sources into your own writing in order to add credibility and authority--this process is essential to research and the production of new knowledge. However, when building on the work of others, you need to be careful not to plagiarize: "to steal and pass off (the ideas and words of another) as one's own" or to "present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source."1 The University of Wisconsin takes very seriously this act of "intellectual burglary," and the penalties are severe. These materials will help you avoid plagiarism by teaching you how to properly integrate information from published sources into your own writing. 1.
The Shape of Water hit with plagiarism accusations by late playwright’s estate Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is being accused of plagiarism by the estate of the late playwright Paul Zindel for allegedly lifting from the story of his 1969 play, Let Me Hear You Whisper, without permission. In an email to The Guardian, the playwright’s son, David Zindel, said: "We are shocked that a major studio could make a film so obviously derived from my late father’s work without anyone recognizing it and coming to us for the rights.” Let Me Hear You Whisper tells the story of a lonely night cleaner attempting to rescue a dolphin who will talk to no one but her from a research laboratory. Fox Searchlight's The Shape of Water also follows a lonely, night-shift janitor (played by Sally Hawkins) who forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature being held in captivity, also in a research laboratory. A Fox Searchlight spokesperson denied the allegations in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday: “Guillermo del Toro has never read nor seen Mr.
Plagiarism for Dummies: Why Cheating Students Are Missing the Point of Education To hear college professors tell it, the current wave of student cheating and plagiarism is brand new to higher education. Alas, student plagiarism, especially of the "Can I use your paper for my assignment?" variety, has probably been around since there has been organized schooling, let alone colleges or universities. Fortunately, this problem has never completely taken over colleges and universities for the same reason that college professors crack down on it in the first place. That reason is simple and has been summed up best by the great early 20th century artist Pablo Picasso: "Bad artists copy. Picasso may have been a jerk in his personal life, but he was a smart guy when it came to being a student of his art. College students who cheat or plagiarize don't get this. Cheating and plagiarizing don't help you learn these skills. It's become popular to blame students solely for this situation in higher education, but other reasons and actors come into play.
Do’s and Don’ts for Promoting Academic Integrity August 22, 2011 By: Mary Bart in Effective Classroom Management Donald McCabe’ s 2005 article “Cheating Among College And University Students: A North American Perspective” is often cited for its sobering statistics regarding the prevalence of cheating in higher education. The numbers are alarming and do require a serious response, but have you ever turned the numbers upside down? It’s an interesting view presented by Tricia Bertram Gallant, PhD, academic integrity coordinator at the University of California, San Diego, during the recent online seminar Teaching Integrity: Effective Responses to Cheating. Promoting Academic Integrity During the seminar, Bertram Gallant shared the following do’s and don’ts for promoting academic integrity in the college classroom.Do Be clear about your expectations and rules for completing every assignment and test. Don’t Assume the students know which behaviors are cheating and which are not.
How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet This story is not a good idea. Not for society and certainly not for me. Because what trolls feed on is attention. It would be smarter to be cautious, because the Internet's personality has changed. Related The people who relish this online freedom are called trolls, a term that originally came from a fishing method online thieves use to find victims. For a limited time, TIME is giving all readers special access to subscriber-only stories. They've been steadily upping their game. A Pew Research Center survey published two years ago found that 70% of 18-to-24-year-olds who use the Internet had experienced harassment, and 26% of women that age said they'd been stalked online. But maybe that's just people who call themselves trolls. A lot of people enjoy the kind of trolling that illuminates the gullibility of the powerful and their willingness to respond. Marty says his trolling has been empowering. Trolling is, overtly, a political fight. From: Joel Stein To: Andrew Auernheimer Joel Maybe.
University - College Of Arts and Sciences - Plagiarism "Academic Integrity is expected of every Cornell Student in all academic undertakings. Integrity entails a firm adherence to a set of values, and the values most essential to an academic community are grounded on the concept of honesty with respect to the intellectual efforts of oneself and others." - Cornell Code of Academic Integrity, p. 1 Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of the words or ideas of others. Identify What Type of Procrastinator You Are Thrill Seeker Do you want to feel good? Then complete a task when you have time to do it. You'll experience the thrill of finishing early. Do you find (Christmas) shopping unpleasant? Make it more attractive so that you finish it before the deadline. Avoider Challenge those irrational thoughts that make you decide not to act. Indecisive One of the reasons people don't finish tasks is their fear of being evaluated. While perfectionists may fear negative judgments, however, perfectionists may fear the consequences of positive ones too, said Ferrari: "If I do well, you might expect more from me next time, and I don't know if I can come through," said Ferrari.
The Online Disinhibition Effect The online disinhibition effect has cost people their jobs, their income and their relationships, yet many are still oblivious to it. The first famous case of someone allegedly losing their job from indiscreet remarks made online was in 2002. Heather Armstrong, author of the blog ‘dooce‘, claimed she was fired after her colleagues discovered she’d been lampooning them online. In internet terms getting fired for a blog rant is ancient news; to make the headlines now your indiscretions have to be on Twitter or Facebook. One recent example was this girl who was ‘Facebook fired’ after she said exactly what she thought of her boss on Facebook after a bad day at work. What she’d forgotten was they were Facebook friends, so the update would appear front and centre the next time he logged into Facebook. These are two examples of what psychologists call the ‘online disinhibition effect’, the idea that when online people feel less inhibited by social conventions. 1. deindividuation). 2. 3. 4. 5.
Plagiarism Parenthetical Documentation (also known as Parenthetical Citation) The parenthetical citations direct your reader to the Works Cited list at the end of your paper. In most cases, the parenthetical citations include the author's last name and the specific page number for the information cited. Note, that the following is the way we would like you to document your work, however, other teachers may have other preferences. Use of Authors' Names Always mention the author's name? If the author's name is mentioned in the text If the author's name is used in the text introducing the source material, then cite the page number(s) in parentheses: Branscomb argues that "it's a good idea to lurk (i.e., read all the messages without contributing anything) for a few weeks, to ensure that you don't break any of the rules of netiquette" (7) when joining a listserv. If the author's name is not mentioned in the text If there is more than one work by the same author If two authors have the same last name
5 Time Management Apps for the iPhone" Benjamin Shell, CEO of Make Your Day Media, decided to switch from a Palm Treo to an iPhone. However, he was lost when he realized the native iPhone time management system didn't meet the needs of his hectic lifestyle. As the genesis of Shell's company was a program Apple later purchased, he decided to develop a task manager program for his new iPhone, and RemindYou was born. However, Apple wouldn't approve the app for sale in the App Store. "We've sold about 140,000 since it was released in June 2008," Shell said.
Cyber Bullying Statistics Cyber bullying statistics refers to Internet bullying. Cyber bullying is a form of teen violence that can do lasting harm to young people. Bullying statistics show that cyber bullying is a serious problem among teens. By being more aware of cyber bullying, teens and adults can help to fight it. Cyber bullying affects many adolescents and teens on a daily basis. Sending mean messages or threats to a person’s email account or cell phoneSpreading rumors online or through textsPosting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking sites or web pagesStealing a person’s account information to break into their account and send damaging messagesPretending to be someone else online to hurt another personTaking unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them through cell phones or the InternetSexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages about a person Cyber bullying can be very damaging to adolescents and teens. Sources:
Teacher's Guide to Assessing Credibility of Online Resources Internet has definitely marked a revolution in the way human knowledge is being generated, shared, communicated, and stored. The answer to almost any question is available within seconds, courtesy of the invention that has altered how we discover knowledge – the search engine. With this abundance of online information comes the question of credibility. Some critics argue that a tsunami of hogwash has already rendered the Web useless. I disagree. We are indeed inundated by online noise pollution, but the problem is soluble. According to Dobson and Willinsky, to be information literate a person “ must be able to recognize when information is needed, and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information”. Throughout my work as a blogger, I discovered several techniques to assess the credibility of the online information and here are some of them : First ask the question who is the author? More resources :
6 Tools for Monitoring Your Online Reputation July 7, 2016 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If people are talking about you and your business online, you want to know about it. As a small business, it’s important to monitor your online reputation. Gaining the trust of consumers will make or break your company. Positive reviews and word of mouth marketing equate to trust and most people flock to online sites to review a business or get the opinion of friends and acquaintances. Monitoring what people say about you and your business may seem overwhelming, but there are quite a few free or low-cost tools to help you monitor your online reputation. 1. Google Alerts can be thought of as a customized Google search that sends you notifications when new content is added for keywords that you’ve specified. Setting up a Google Alert is free and can be done in only a few steps. Related: 3 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation Like a Pro 2. 3. 4. 5. Related: How to Clean Up an Online Reputation 6.