Consequences of Plagiarism
Information Sharing
Unintentional Plagiarism
Forms of Plagiarism
Related Issues
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When a student, is exposed as plagiarist, what is likely to happen?

the instructor shall have the right to grant no credit for the assignment or exam, assign a grade of “F” for the assignment or exam, recommend to the dean that the student(s) be removed from the course with a grade of “F”, and/or recommend that the student(s) be placed on probation, suspended or expelled from the University.

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What is information sharing?
Innumerable documents on a host of subjects that are posted on the internet for the purpose of being shared.
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Is most plagiarism intentional or accidental?
Accidental
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The most blatant (obvious) form of plagiarism is to . . .
Obtain and submit as your own a paper written by someone else.
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If you must complete a research project to earn a grade in a course, handing in a paper you already earned credit for in another course is deceitful. What should you do if you want to rework a paper that you turned in for another course?
Ask your current instructor.
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How do you plagiarize images, videos, or pieces of music?

–Copying media (especially images) from other websites to paste them into your own papers or websites.

–Making a video using footage from others’ videos or using copyrighted music as part of the soundtrack.

–Performing another person’s copyrighted music (i.e., playing a cover).

–Composing a piece of music that borrows heavily from another composition.

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As information sharing has become ------ , so has --------.
Easier/Plagiarism
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How can you avoid unintentional plagiarism when giving a speech? 

Always say the name of who said it in your speech. 

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What are the two types of plagiarism? Provide an example of each.
Accidental and Intentional
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If collaborating on a group project, how would you give credit to each person?
You could document the names as a collective effort, or you could document the names and state the task(s) that each person completed.
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Students who plagiarize harm what? How?
Themselves. They miss out on opportunities to gain knowledge.
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DAILY DOUBLE! What is the name of the TCU's mascot?

Superfrog

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What tools can you use to check to make sure you have not plagiarized? 

Turnitin Draft Coach, TurnItin Plagiarism Spectrum, TCU Library

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Suppose, for example, you want to use material from a well-known book for your research paper. You find a few sentences that would be perfect in your essay, but you have too many direct quotes and don't want to include any more; therefore, you decide to paraphrase the wording. How would you avoid plagiarism in this situation?
Include an in-text citation and document the source in your works cited.
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When conducting academic research on human subjects in a particular setting, what are two things that you must do before beginning your research?
Receive consent from the human subject as well as the institution where you are conducting the research.
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What is plagiarism?

Turning in someone else's work as your own. copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit. Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks. giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit. Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)

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When it comes to information sharing, what is it that students are often misinformed about?
When students buy a research paper, they think it is their own, but it is the same as buying a book. It must be cited.
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What is the surest way, when you are working with notes, to avoid unintentional plagiarism?
Only write direct quotations in notebook.
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DAILY DOUBLE! Finish this sentence from the TCU Academic Conduct Policy- "TCU expects that students to adopt and maintain the highest standards of _____ and ________ conduct to encourage and preserve the honor, traditions and integrity of the academic community".

Personal and Scholarly 

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Most summaries, paraphrases, and brief quotations in research papers are permissible with appropriate acknowledgement, are you able to reproduce copyrighted work?
Yes, with permission from the owner.
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What is the most common writing format at TCU?

MLA

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How are publications a "special kind of property"?
You can own them physically, but the publisher or author retains the rights to the content.
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Another kind of unintentional plagiarism happens when . . .?

Students write research papers in a second language.

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"Everyone uses the word 'language' and everybody these days talks about culture . . . 'languaculture' is a reminder, I hope, of the necessary connection between its two parts." If you want to quote the phrase "languaculture" in your essay, how would you cite the author without putting the author's last name in the in-text citation? *There are two things you need to do.

Include the author's name somewhere in your sentence and include the page number in parentheses at the end of your quote. For example, "Michael Agar uses the term "languaculture" (21) to describe . . . "

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What is the definition of Collusion

When two or more parties come together to perform a misconduct.