1、PlagiarismContents1. Introduction2. Definition of plagiarism3. Levels of plagiarism4. 10 main forms of plagiarism that students commit5. Ways to avoid plagiarism1. IntroductionCopying plagiarism and plagiarism Copying plagiarism: 抄 袭Direct copy of others words without reference Plagiarism: 剽 窃Citati
2、on of others words as ones own2. Definition of plagiarismPlagiarism is the “wrongful appropriation” and “stealing andpublication” of another authors “language, thoughts, ideas,or expressions” and the representation of them as ones ownoriginal work. This covers not just using words, but alsoconcepts,
3、 ideas, data, designs, images, computer programmesand music.3. Levels of plagiarismLevel One:The uncredited verbatim copying of a full paper, or theverbatim copying of a major portion (greater than half of theoriginal paper)Level Two:The uncredited verbatim copying of a large portion (lessthan half
4、of the original paper).Level Three:The uncredited verbatim copying of individual elements(e.g., paragraphs, sentences, figures)Level Four:The uncredited improper paraphrasing of pages orparagraphsLevel Five:The credited verbatim copying of a major portion of apaper without clear delineation4. 10 mai
5、n forms of plagiarism that students commit submitting someones work as their own taking passages from their own previous work without adding citations re-writing someones work without properly citing sources using quotations, but not citing the source interweaving various sources together in the wor
6、k without citing citing some, but not all passages that should be cited melding together cited and uncited sections of the piece providing proper citations, but fails to change the structure and wording of the borrowed ideas enough inaccurately citing the source relying too heavily on other peoples
7、work, fails to bring original thought into the text5. Ways to avoid plagiarism Paraphrasing： putting the cited materials into authors ownwords Citing： citing entails the addition of the author(s) and thedate of the publication or similar information by followingthe document formatting guidelines (i.
8、e. APA, MLA,Chicago, etc.) Quoting： using the quote exactly the way it appears Citing quotes： involving the addition of a page number, or a paragraph number in the case of web content Citing authors own material： treating the text the same as if someone else wrote it Referencing： including a reference page or page of works cited at the end of your research paperThanks!
