Plagiarism is the copying or paraphrasing of other people’s work or ideas into your own work without full acknowledgement.
What forms can plagiarism take?
• Verbatim: A quotation of other people’s work without clear acknowledgement. Quotations must always be identified by the use of either quotation marks or indentation, with adequate citation.
• Paraphrasing: Using the work of others by altering a few words and changing their order, or by closely following the structure of their argument, is plagiarism because you are deriving your words and ideas from their work without giving due acknowledgement.
• Cutting and pasting from the Internet: Information derived from the Internet must be adequately referenced and included in the bibliography.
• Collusion: This can involve unauthorized collaboration between students, failure to attribute assistance received, or failure to follow regulations on group work projects.
• Inaccurate citation: It is important to cite correctly, according to the conventions of your discipline.
Plagiarism is the most serious academic offence. It is often grounds for automatic course failure or expulsion from university.
What forms can plagiarism take?
• Verbatim: A quotation of other people’s work without clear acknowledgement. Quotations must always be identified by the use of either quotation marks or indentation, with adequate citation.
• Paraphrasing: Using the work of others by altering a few words and changing their order, or by closely following the structure of their argument, is plagiarism because you are deriving your words and ideas from their work without giving due acknowledgement.
• Cutting and pasting from the Internet: Information derived from the Internet must be adequately referenced and included in the bibliography.
• Collusion: This can involve unauthorized collaboration between students, failure to attribute assistance received, or failure to follow regulations on group work projects.
• Inaccurate citation: It is important to cite correctly, according to the conventions of your discipline.
Plagiarism is the most serious academic offence. It is often grounds for automatic course failure or expulsion from university.
The author says....
The author believes... The author comments... The author declares... The author discusses The author explains... The author expresses... The author mentions... The author suggests... The author points out... The author shows... |
The author notes...
The author observes... The author remarks... The author reports... The author reveals... The author states... The author acknowledges... The author thinks... The author responds... The author confirms... |
Examples: MLA Style
- David Suzuki says, "once you get past 70 there is no denying the reality that you're really old" (Suzuki, 2012).
- As the author notes, "the ideal number of students in a language classroom should be no more than 20" (author's last name, date).
- George Carlin believes that "trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body" (author's last name, date).
Stronger Verbs: These verbs indicate that there is some kind of argument, and that the quote shows either support of or disagreement with one side of the argument.
The author agrees...
The author argues... The author asserts... The author cautions... The author emphasizes... The author insists... The author maintains... The author claims... |
The author rejects...
The author compares... The author admits... The author disputes... The author contends... The author denies... The author refutes... The author endorses... |
Examples: MLA Style
- Steve Wozniack maintains that, Steve Jobs "played no role in the designs of the Apple 1 and Apple II computers" (Bort, Businessweek).
- George Carlin insists that "most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough not to quit" (author's last name, date).
- Anthony Hopkins insists that "alcohol can give pleasure as well as great pain." (author's last name, date).
- Micheal Pollan claims that "America is a new nation drawn from many different immigrant populations, each with its own culture of food" (Pollan, 2006).
Inference Verbs: These verbs indicate that there is some kind of argument, and that the quote shows either support of or disagreement with one side of the argument.
Examples of Inference Verbs
The author implies . . .
The speaker suggests . . .
The author thinks . . .
Examples: MLA Style
- What does George Carlin imply when he says; "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spellign Evian backwards" (author's last name, date).
- Rachel Bladon thinks that "there are many dangers for ocean birds and other animals" (Bladon, 2010).