Avoiding Plagiarism and Citation

What is plagiarism?

• It is copying and pasting information from the Internet.

• It is the act of using another person's word, ideas, or work without giving credit to that person.

• It is the verbatim copying of another person’s work.

• It is only committed through writing.

Which student did NOT commit plagiarism?

• Joshua who copied words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

• Layne who failed to put a quotation in quotation marks

• Beth who copied an idea and stated it in her own words

• Ethan who changed the words, copied the sentence structure of a source, and gave credit

Liz needs help in acknowledging her sources and avoiding committing plagiarism. What tip can you give her?

• List all your sources at the end of your paper and in the text itself.

• Paraphrase the sentence or paragraph. No need to put the source.

• Directly quote the text. No need to put the source.

• Summarize the text. No need to put the source.

What is paraphrasing?

• It is getting the main idea of the whole chapter or text.

• It is writing the name of the author, title of the work, year of publication and other important details.

• It is stating a borrowed idea using your own words.

• It is using quotation marks to denote exact wordings in your own work that are the same as the original source.

Why do we need to cite our sources?

• To recognize the role of other people in our work

• To allow readers to follow-up on or retrieve materials

• To avoid plagiarism charges

• All of the above

What does APA stand for?

• Anti-Plagiarism Association

• American Plagiarism Association

• American Physiological Association

• American Psychological Association

What form of citation is (Williams, 2024) an example for?

• Reference citation

• In-text citation

Cassie has more than 40 words that she wants to copy verbatim. Is that allowed?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following do you need in citing sources?

• Name of the author

• Date of the publication

• Title of work

• Publisher

• All of the above

Which of the following is correct?

• Walker (in 2000) compared reaction times...

• Walker (year 2000) compared reaction times...

• Walker (2000) compared reaction times ...

• Waker (in year 2000) compared reaction times...