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Academy Honesty
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What is academic honesty?
Writers show
integrity by:
 Being
selective in the types of sources used to develop
their argument
 Presenting
arguments
their own unique ideas, perspectives,
 Acknowledging
ideas that are not their own
academically honest. His
work is referred to as being authentic.
This writer is said to be
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Acknowledging the ideas of others is about showing
“pride
in becoming a scholar”
and
 Reflects
the careful and thorough work you have put
into locating and exploring your sources.
 Is
a courtesy to the reader, who may share your
interest in a particular area of scholarship. This helps
readers understand the context of your argument,
and locate your work within other conversations on
your topic.
 Draws
attention to the originality and legitimacy of
your own ideas.
 Allows
you to acknowledge those authors who made
particular aspects of your work possible
(Sources and Citations at Dartmouth College, 2008)
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What is plagiarism / malpractice?
 Plagiarism
- the representation of the ideas or work of
another person as your own (IBO, 2011).
 Plagiarism
- the practice of using or copying someone else’s
idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or
created it (SAS, 2012).
 Plagiarism
can be intentional or unintentional. The
penalties are the same.
 Ignorance
is not an excuse for academic dishonesty.
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What students say
 “This
was not a malicious attempt to take someone else’s
words as my own.”
 “I
did not intend to plagiarize because an attempt was
made to cite the source, but due to poor judgment and poor
time management, it was the incorrect author.”
 “Misconduct
could have been prevented if I had individually
checked for sourcing errors or actively sought help.”
 “Misconduct
my part”.
was due to carelessness and sloppy work on
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What teachers say
 “More
than one opportunity for guidance and
instruction is provided to students with regard to
academic honesty in sourcing and referencing”.
 “Students
have frequent opportunities to receive formal
feedback on their work.”
 “Reworking
the paper put X considerably behind
schedule. This increased pressure caused him to
incorrectly cite two passages.”
 “Class
time is used for working on the essay. This helps
to ensure that the students work is authentic.”
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What we
know
 Students
are given instruction in how to create a reference
list, keep track of sources, paraphrase, cite sources using
MLA.
 Students
are given feedback during the drafting stage.
 As
the author/creator of the work, students need to take
ownership of their academic journey.
 Turnitin
is a valuable tool that is under-utilized.
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We KNOW more?
Plagiarism happens when students:
 Make
substantial changes to their papers after the
first draft.
 Have
weak research and/or writing skills, and issues
with paraphrasing, creating a reference list, using intext citations, keeping track of sources.
 Do
not communicate effectively with teachers /
supervisors.
 Have
 Do
poor time management.
not take full advantage of opportunities for
feedback.
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Part 2
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How does the IBO monitor
academic honesty?
A declaration accompanies each piece of work
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Student: “The _________ I am submitting is my own work. I have
acknowledged each use of the words, graphics or ideas of another
person, whether written, oral or visual.
Supervisor / Teacher: “To the best of my knowledge, the
_____________ is the authentic work of the candidate”
If a false declaration has been found to be made, your Diploma will be
forfeited.
The IBO randomly samples coursework to check for plagiarism.
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Example 1: Plagiarism or not?
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Example 1: Plagiarism
• Jha (2011) is not the source of these ideas.
• Jha appears in the reference list, but the actual
source does not.
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Example 2: Plagiarism or not?
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• Murnaghan (2012) is not the source of these ideas.
• Last three sentences have no reference.
• No quotation marks
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Example 3: Plagiarism or not?
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Example 3: Plagiarism
• Source not acknowledged
• Poor / Sloppy paraphrasing
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Think …
 Understand
the principals of referencing. Use
quotation marks and in-text reference when directly
quoting words/ideas/work of others; know how to
paraphrase properly and acknowledge original authors
in this context; know how to accurately prepare a
reference list.
 Carefully
prepare sources. Organize sources and keep
track of ideas and quotations during the
research/writing process to ensure that the referencing
is correct when submitting a final version.
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NOT keeping track of quotes/paraphrases /sources as
you write and trying to 'fill them in afterwards’ is the
most common cause of plagiarism.
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Implications
High stakes:
 Not
being awarded an I.B. Diploma
 Colleges
may rescind offers
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Use THE OWL at Purdue:
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourc
e/619/1/
 This
page from THE OWL reviews how to
paraphrase / when to paraphrase / why to
paraphrase / how to avoid plagiarism.
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References
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International Baccalaureate Organization. (2011). Diploma
Programme Academic Honesty. Retrieved from the
International Baccalaureate Organization Online Curriculum
Center website: http://occ.ibo.org/
Dartmouth College. (2008). Sources and Citations at
Dartmouth College. Retrieved from Dartmouth Institute for
Writing and Rhetoric website:http://dartmouth.edu/writingspeech/learning/materials/sources-and-citations-dartmouth