What is plagiarism?
(Slide from: Makselon, J.,2012. Academic honesty. Tanglin Trust School, unpublished.)
Plagiarism is one form of academic cheating which occurs when someone reproduces another person's words, ideas of findings and presents them as their own without proper acknowledgement.
These humorous videos introduce the concept of plagiarism and 'Copyright clones' highlights the implications of plagiarism for the person who originally created the work.
(Source of video 1: Commoncraft, 2: you tube & video 3: you tube)
Useful book in the Senior Library
Plagiarism, the Internet, and student learning : improving academic integrity by Call Number: Library - Non Fiction 378.1958ISBN: 0415432936
Useful websites
The following websites include useful information on plagiarism:
- Plagiarism.orgThis site includes lots of information about plagiarism; what it is, different kinds of plagiarism etc.
- Purdue University - Online Writing LabA basic introduction to plagiarism.
Types of plagiarism
Watch this slideshow to see various kinds of plagiarism.
(Slides from: Makselon, J., 2012. Academic honesty. Tanglin Trust School, unpublished.)
I didn't realise...
Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional but either way it is Academic Dishonesty.
Ignorance is not accepted as an excuse for plagiarism.
(Slide from: Makselon, J.,2012. Academic honesty. Tanglin Trust School, unpublished.)
Test your knowledge
Click on the image above to have a go at Monash University's plagiarism quiz to find out how much you know.
Follow these links to find more plagiarism tutorial and quizzes:
- Internet Detective: Keeping the right side of the law
An introduction to plagiarism and copyright including a quiz to test your knowledge. - Plagiarism tutorial (Cardiff University)
This tutorial, from Cardiff University, should take about 15 minutes to complete and aims to help you to understand plagiarism and how to avoid committing it. - Plagiarism tutorial (University of the West of England)
Another interactive tutorial which introduces why academic honesty is important, gives examples of good and bad practice and advises on how to avoid it.