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Plagiarism
Yulia SofiatinDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
What is plagiarism?
• Copy other people statements without any/ adequate acknowledgement of the original source/writer.
• Asking other to write for you and then submit it as yours
• Copy other people work and consider it as yours• Copy other people answer during exam
Can you think about anything else that could be considered as plagiarism?
PLAGIARISM
Is about morals, ethics, norms and knowledge
Unintentional plagiarism is still considered as plagiarism
What about:
1. Misquoting documents2. Turns in one of previous assignment as new
What about:
1. Re-analyse your friend’s data2. Conducting the same research that has been done in other lab3. Conducting the same research that has been done by others in
different place
Recent condition
• The internet has made plagiarism easier with access to journals, search engines, encyclopedias, etc.
• In other hand, it help teachers analyze papers and develop strategies to prevent plagiarism.
How to avoid plagiarismWalrath S, MdN LRTC, Arizona
Use your own words and ideas•This is a skill that improves with practice. •It requires an understanding of the topic
Give credit for copied, adapted, or paraphrased material•Paraphrasing, Quote, Cite
Avoid using others' work with minor "cosmetic" changes
Beware of "common knowledge"
WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.
How to avoid PlagiarismJohn A. Ferguson Sr. High
Proper organization of time and notes
Proper use of quotes,
paraphrases, and summaries
Proper use of citations
How to avoid PlagiarismJohn A. Ferguson Sr. High
• Organize to avoid last minute panic• Use proper tool such as EndNoteProper organization
of time and notes
• Q: strong support, use quotation marks• P: re-works the ideas in your own words• S: using own words shorter than the
original.
Proper use of quotes, paraphrases, and
summaries
• Documenting citation in a proper way
• Use the Vancouver style
Proper use of citations
Quoting
• Copy other’s statement between quotation mark “_______”
• Acknowledge the author and source• Put the reference number
Somebody said in an article: “something is anything”4
Paraphrasing
• Not just re-arranging or replacing words• Use your own words and credit the original
source.• Double check
Sung JJY, Lau JYW, Ching JYL, Wu JCY, Lee YT, Chiu PWY. Continuation of Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010, 152, pp. 1-9.
Quote• Sung et al wrote in Annals
of Internal Medicine (2010) “Among low-dose aspirin recipients who had peptic ulcer bleeding, continuous aspirin therapy may increase the risk for recurrent bleeding but potentially reduces mortality rates.“ref
Paraphrase• Sung et al wrote in Annals of
Internal Medicine (2010) wrote that the continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref
• Continuation of low-dose aspirin after peptic ulcer bleeding may increase the recurrence of bleeding.ref
Citation
How will you cite this part?
Quote• Gordis (2008) wrote in his
book “Incidence rate is a measure of events—the disease is identified in a person who develops the disease and did not have the disease previously”. ref
Paraphrase• Incidence rate is measured
by counting the people progressed from free of disease to diseased condition. ref
Cannot be used as reference, unless......
Consequences of Plagiarism
• Fail an exam or even a course• Dismissed from any institution• Lost a carrier
BASICALLY: PLAGIARISM IS ACADEMIC CRIMINALITY
AVOID PLAGIARISMBE HONEST
BE PREPARED