Download Plagiarism Copyright and Fair Use for students

Avoiding Plagiarism
What it is and why you should avoid it!
http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/Educ
ationalModule/Plagiarism/whatisplagiari
sm.html
Plagiarism is…
 “The unauthorized use or close imitation
of the of the language and thoughts of
another author and the representation
of them as one’s original work.” Webster’s
Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, 1996.
 Or….taking someone else’s work and
presenting it as your own.
 Dishonest
 Cheating
 Stealing
Two types of plagiarism:
 Unintentional (lazy)
 Intentional
 Copying a friend’s work
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 Buying or borrowing
papers
 Cutting and pasting blocks of
text from electronic sources
without quotes and citation
 Media “borrowing”without
written permission of creator
 Republishing anything to the
web without written
permissions of creators
 Using any material in a public
way without written permission
Careless summarizing
Poor documentation
Quoting excessively
Failure to use your
own “voice”
From Kathy Schrock's Guide to
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a SERIOUS problem…
“A study of almost 4,500 students at 25 schools,
suggests cheating is . . . a significant problem in high
school - 74% of the respondents admitted to one or
more instances of serious test cheating and 72%
admitted to serious cheating on written
assignments. Over half of the students admitted
they have engaged in some level of plagiarism
on written assignments using the Internet.”
Based on the research of Donald L. McCabe, Rutgers University
Source: “CIA Research.” Center for Academic Integrity, Duke
University, 2003
<http://academicintegrity.org/cai_research.asp>.
From Kathy Schrock's Guide to
Plagiarism
Excuses
It’s okay if
Everyone does it!
I don’t get caught!
This assignment
I was too busy to
write that paper!
(Job, big game, too much homework!)
was BORING!
My teachers
expect
I’ve got to get
into
The U.!
My parents
expect “A”s!
too much!
From Kathy Schrock's Guide to
Plagiarism
Consequences at Northwood
 Assignment consequences are up to teachers:
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A “Zero” on the assignment
Redoing the whole assignment
Call home concerning the plagiarized assignment
Note on student record (job or college effects)
Suspension from student activities/sports
 Loss of Trust
 Lost Reputation
Yes, teachers do know…
 They know your writing ‘voice’ and
vocabulary
 They can check too!
 http://www.turnitin.com/
 http://www.millikin.edu/wcenter/plagi
arism3.html
 Google
Avoiding Plagiarism
 Research
 Capture your sources as you research!
 Writing
 Direct copy/paste must be in quotes
 Summarize and put in your own words
 Citations
 Always create a Bibliography
From Gordon, Colin H., et al. “Plagiarism Brochure” Biology Program Guide 2003/2004. University of British Columbia. Online.
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/plagiarism.htm. 5 September 2003.
Writing
 Original Organization
 Use direct quotations or your own
words
 Read the draft closely
From Gordon, Colin H., et al. “Plagiarism Brochure” Biology Program Guide 2003/2004. University of British Columbia. Online.
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/plagiarism.htm. 5 September 2003.
What about multimedia & graphics!?
 Graphics such as pictures, drawings,
photos, charts
 Multimedia such as video’s, audio files
(wav, mp3, anything and everything!)
Have copyright protection and MUST
always have a Bibliography!!!
Citations –Make a Bibliography!
 When in doubt CITE
 Citations must clearly identify the
sources you used
 Include a complete bibliography or
works cited section in your paper,
even if not teacher required…
From Gordon, Colin H., et al. “Plagiarism Brochure” Biology Program Guide 2003/2004. University of British Columbia. Online.
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/plagiarism.htm. 5 September 2003.
Do I have
to cite
everything?
Nope!
 Facts that are widely known, or
 Information or judgments
considered “common knowledge”
Do NOT have to be documented.
Hooray for
common
knowledge!
Examples of common knowledge
 John Adams was our second president
 The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
on December 7, 1941
If you see a fact in three or more sources,
and you are fairly certain your readers
already know this information, it is likely to
be “common knowledge.”
But remember - when in doubt, cite!
No need to document when:
 You are discussing your own
thoughts, experiences, observations,
data, experiments or reactions
 Compiling the results of your original
research, from science experiments,
etc.
Remember…
Only you can prevent
plagiarism!
Copyright and Fair Use
 Copyright is breeched when you take
someone’s work and use it without
written permission
 Fair Use guidelines create exceptions
for students and teachers to use
copyrighted material for education
 Limited
 Must follow strict rules!
Copyright Protects:
Pictures, Drawings,
even on MySpace
Music, lyrics, mp3 or other
audio files
Any text, books,
blogs, ebay ads, etc
CDs or DVDs
(you buy it,
Film, Video, TV shows and commercials
Computer
databases
and
spreadsheets
you own ONE copy)
From Kathy Schrock's Guide to
Plagiarism
But students,
for education
ONLY have Fair Use!
Copyright
 Is a legal term with legal punishments
 Everyone’s work is AUTOMATICALLY
protected by copyright law
 You must get written permission to use
copyrighted material if it does not meet
Fair Use Guidelines
 Fair Use material MUST have a
Bibliography to be used.
Fair Use – only applies if all
four features are met…..
 Purpose
 Teach, research, news reporting
 Nature
 Factual, important to your education
 Amount
 SMALL!
 Effect
 Does not take $$$ away from creator
Fair Use does not apply to…
 Republishing anything to the web
without written permissions of
creators
 Using any material (song, video,
script, music) in a public way or
performance without written
permission
 These both assume $ is being lost
Fair Use Rules (whichever is LESS)
 Film, video, TV, etc
 10% or 3 minutes
 Text, books, blogs, websites, etc
 10% or 1000 words
 Pictures, drawings, graphics, cartoons
 No more than 5 pictures from one artist
 Music, lyrics etc
 10% or 30 seconds
Coming Soon….
 How to do Bibliographies the short
simple way!
 For now…make sure to capture the
book titles and website URLs that you
do use