Are you a thief?

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is THEFT!

It is theft of intellectual property

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the use of otherpeople's ideas without dueacknowledgment.

It is about presenting other people's ideas as your own.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism can be intentional – which is unethical andtotally unacceptable. It may also be illegal or actionableand your employment prospects can be severely affected

Likewise your academic prospects!

Plagiarism

Plagiarism can be intentional – which is unethical andtotally unacceptable. It may also be illegal or actionableand your employment prospects can be severely affected

Likewise your academic prospects!

Plagiarism can also be unintentional – you don't realiseyou are doing it. This is lazy,sloppy and unprofessional

Plagiarism

Plagiarism can be intentional – which is unethical andtotally unacceptable. It may also be illegal or actionableand your employment prospects can be severely affected

Likewise your academic prospects!

Plagiarism can also be unintentional – you don't realiseyou are doing it. This is lazy,sloppy and unprofessional

Whatever the case, plagiarism is plagiarism and cases are always treated in the same way

Plagiarism

Here are some examples:

Copying someone's project report, with or without their knowledge

Claiming to have done something someone else did

Fabricating experimental results

Pasting text or pictures straight from the web

Typing in passages from text books

PlagiarismThe first is usually easy to spot and the penalties can be severe

Complicit copying (collusion): 50% of mark down to zero and possibly a note in student progress record - usually up to module leader or Degree Programme Director.

PlagiarismThe first is usually easy to spot and the penalties can be severe

Complicit copying (collusion): 50% of mark down to zero and possibly a note in student progress record - usually up to module leader or Degree Programme Director.

Explicit copying: usually zero marks plus a warning. In repeat or outrageous cases, appearance before HoS – perhaps even report to Registrar

Explicit copying also covers using a work from a previous year

Plagiarism

Claiming someone else's work as their own can also be spotted from a knowledge of a student's capability

An example might be where a student submits a design report using work that someone else in the group actually did

Plagiarism

Fabricating results:

Some famous examples of scientists fabricating results – but students also do it.

Miss the labs and make up the data.

Easy to spot – data is usually too good and the student misses the obvious flaws of the equipment.

Plagiarism

Pasting text or pictures straight from the web or typing in passages from text books and journals

Plagiarism

Pasting text or pictures straight from the web or typing in passages from text books and journals Nothing wrong with this if it is done correctly and the audience knows what's going on.

Plagiarism

Pasting text or pictures straight from the web or typing in passages from text books and journals Nothing wrong with this if it is done correctly and the audience knows what's going on. Sometimes you may need permisssion

Plagiarism

Text, quotations, ideas from other sources may be used to support your arguments – but they must

be referenced, and due credit given.

Plagiarism

Note possible issues of copyright

Especially for:images

extensive chunks of textwork of practical value (eg tutorials)

Plagiarism

Some examples

Plagiarism

It is a truism that everyone cares about the environment and agrees that actions must be taken but no one wants to take responsibility for actions which directly affect members of the public as individuals. The recent statements emanating from the USA that in fact global warming might well increase agricultural production challenge popular opinion even further. We do not concur with this point of view ...........

Plagiarism

Chunks of actual text, such as quotations, should be put between quote marks (“text”). Use a referencing system or a footnote to acknowledge.

According to Harvey [2004] “It is a truism that everyone cares about the environment and agree that actions must be taken but no one wants to take responsibility for actions which directly affect members of the public as individuals. The recent statements emanating from the USA that in fact global warming might well increase agricultural production challenge popular opinion even further.” We do not concur with this point of view ...........

Plagiarism

Alternatively, you may want to make a statement but the statement is derived from some other work. The source must be acknowledged (referenced).

........ Commitments from various countries to energy reduction may have been perceived to be relevant to ordinary members of the public until the refusal of the USA to implement the Kyoto agreement challenged popular opinion [Fells, 2000]

Plagiarism

References

The Harvard 'Author-date' system

For boiling point estimation we used the Meissner [Perry, 2001] equation.

According to Harvey [2004], central collection facilities are vital for a robust recycling initiative.

References are listed at the end of a report in a 'Reference' section.

References are listed in alphabetical order

Plagiarism

Entering the references

Harvey J, Joyce S [2004]

Public perceptions of sustainability, energy efficiency

and recycling: how these can inform the design process,

2nd International Conference on Design for Sustainability,

pp 189-195, Cambridge, UK,

Perry, R. [2001] The Chemical Engineer's Handbook,

Section 3, p.286, McGraw Hill, New York

Plagiarism

References

The British Standard numeric system

For boiling point estimation we used the Meissner [3] equation.

According to Harvey5, central collection facilities are vital for a robust recycling initiative.

References are listed at the end of a report in a 'Reference' section.

References are listed in numerical order

Plagiarism

Entering the references

1. .......2 ......3. Perry, R. The Chemical Engineer's Handbook, Section 3, p.286, McGraw Hill, New York, 20014. .....5. Harvey J, Joyce S, Norman P, Public perceptions of sustainability, energy efficiency and recycling: how these can inform the design process, 2nd International Conference on Design for Sustainability, pp 189-195, Cambridge, UK, 2004

PlagiarismReferences - or Bibliography?

Refer to: "Cite them right : referencing made easy"

Richard Pears and Graham ShieldsNorthumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 2004 ISBN 1904794025

“Cite them right : the essential guide to referencing and plagiarism”

Richard Pears and Graham Shields [Rev., expanded ed.]

Newcastle upon Tyne : Pear Tree Books, 2005 ISBN 0955121604

Library: Study Skills, Student Texts, Oversize L3

Plagiarism

A test you can do:

http://cadmedfac01.ncl.ac.uk/plag/

and some references to check:

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/resin/integrity.php

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/resin/citation_why.php

http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/index.html

FinallyBasic rules for students:

DO NOT:+ write about someone else’s ideas as if they were your own+ write about someone else’s ideas without giving a reference+ use someone else’s words exactly without indicating that it is a direct quote and referencing it+ use more or less the same words as another writer even if you acknowledge their work+ copy another student’s work+ submit work written for you by another person+ cut and paste material from the internet, putting pieces of text together to form an essay.

ALWAYS:+ cite your references