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- Plagiarize
- take (the work or idea of someone else) and pass it off as ones own
- --from Latin "plagiarius" (kidnapper), from Greek "plagion" (a kidnapping.)
| MICA's Plagiarism Statement (draft) |
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MICA's April Walters |
| While the formal anti-plagiarism committee is still working on determining campus-wide policy, this is a draft I collaborated on, and I think it covers the basics: definition, avoidance, and consequences. (I will replace this with more authoritative versions as I find them.) |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism |
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Purdue OWL |
| This page acknowledges the contradictions of American Academic Writing, shows a scale of items which "might be seen as plagiarism," has a very clear chart of when you need to document or do not, and advises how to make certain you are safe. |
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| When in Doubt, CITE! |
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MICA's April Walters |
| Flyer with a distillation of some of the information from the above Purdue OWL "Avoiding Plagiarism" site. |
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| How to Not Plagiarize |
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University of Toronto |
| Very clear Q&A format addresses common misconceptions students may have about plagiarism and its avoidance. |
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| Plagiarism |
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Emily Carr Institute |
| Explains why plagiarism is bad and how to avoid it. It also includes examples of poor documentation and paraphrasing, and it covers how to paraphrase well and how to avoid plagiarizing images. Because of all the examples, this page is very long. |
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| Plagiarism-by-Paraphrase Quiz |
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Goucher College |
| Shows source documents and paraphrases -- are they good, bad, or just poorly documented? You be the judge! |
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| In the Mind of a Plagiarist |
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MICA student |
| An essay written by a plagiarizer who was caught. |
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Definitions from http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed
page updated August 1, 2005 by April Walters
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