Plagiarism Tutorial for Students
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Student tutorial on plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrase, citations and academic honesty
- Learning Objectives
- A list of what you will learn about the consequences of plagiarism and how to avoid accidental plagiarism
- Defining Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
- Definition of Academic Integrity (Policy 49-20) as part of Four Penn State Principles
- Why Plagiarism is Wrong
- Ethical and educational reasons against plagiarism
- Common Excuses for Plagiarism
- Reasons why some students may feel compelled to deliberately plagiarize material
- The Penn State Penalties
- Some penalties which may be imposed includeing the "XF" grade (failure due to academic dishonesty) which could appear on future transcripts
- Avoiding Cut and Paste Plagiarism with Citations
- Using citations to avoid the appearance of cut and paste plagiarism
- Inappropriate Paraphrase
- Plagiarism can still occur if you only make minor revisions to an original text
- Citation Guidelines and "Common Knowledge"
- When and how to cite material
- Plagiarism Links for Students
- Links on Penn State policy, citation guidelines, plagiarism self-check exericises.
- Plagiarism Tutorial for Students
- Plagiarism Tutorial for Students
