Research Guides: WRIT 1102: Social Science &amp; Business: Plagiarism

Information Ethics

Learn how to avoid Plagiarism
Learn some Copyright basics
Learn about the correct (and legal) way to use images
Learn where to locate style guides to help you cite your sources.

What is Plagiarism?

"Plagiarism - in an academic exercise, adopting, reproducing, or representing the ideas of statements of another as one's own, without proper acknowledgement."

- from the Benedictine University Academic Honesty Policy

How to Avoid Plagiarizing

Plagiarism can happen in several different ways. Some you may be conscious of doing and others may be unintentional. Here are some examples:

Failing to cite sources you used.
Copying text from a source and pasting it into your paper.
Getting someone else to write your paper.
Buying a paper and turning it as your own work.
Submitting a paper you wrote for another class.

Some things to consider to help you avoid plagiarism:

Cite your sources

Make sure you get all the information you need to cite your sources when you first find them.
Need help in citing your sources?

Consult the Benedictine Library's Citation Guide and Style Manuals Research Guide
Lisle campus students, seek help from the Student Success Center

Composing citations can be time and labor intensive. Be sure to allow enough time to be able to ask your instructor about any citations you are not sure about.

Learn how to paraphrase properly. These sites will teach you how to paraphrase properly so you can avoid plagiarism

Learn about Plagiarism: Tutorials, Books, eBooks, Films and More

Oops, I Plagiarized
This is an excellent guide from the UCLA libraries provides detailed information on plagiarism, citations, and summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting strategies, and more.
St. Martin's Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism
The purpose of this tutorial is to give you a better sense of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it by developing responsible research and writing habits.
Straight Talk about Plagiarism
A short handout from Bedford / St. Martin's
Books, eBooks, and More
EBSCO: How to Avoid Plagiarism
Film: Plagiarism 2.0: Information Ethics in the Digital Age (19:00)
For a generation raised on the ideology of “open source” and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them.
Film: Plagiarism: What Do You Value? (27:00)
This program addresses the widespread ethical and legal problem of plagiarism, examining reasons used to justify content theft and the wide variety of forms it can take. Students and teachers talk frankly on-screen about their experiences with the problem and what leads some people to copy text or images from books, articles, Internet sites, and other students’ papers and projects.
Benedictine Library Citation Guide
The Benedictine Library Citation Guide will provide you with instructions and examples of how to cite your sources. Check you syllabus or ask your instructor which citation style you are required to use for your papers. Different disciplines use different styles. For example, APA is typically used in the social sciences, MLA in English and literature, and CSE in the sciences.

WRIT 1102: Social Science & Business: Plagiarism

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Information Ethics

What is Plagiarism?

How to Avoid Plagiarizing

Learn about Plagiarism: Tutorials, Books, eBooks, Films and More

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