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Avoiding Plagiarism
Workshop
The UA Libraries & CATS Academics
Nicole Pagowsky
Marisa Sandoval
Niamh Wallace

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Agenda
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The process of research
The purpose of citations and citation styles
Paraphrasing, quoting, and in-text citations
Hands-on practice in groups
Study skills and tips
The Citation Olympics!
Compete in your teams to win a prize
7. Exit survey

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Process of Research

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Research is a process

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Research as conversation
From Burke’s Parlor Tricks

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Plagiarism definition
pla·gia·rism
noun: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own.
e.g., copying, infringement of copyright, piracy, theft, stealing
Find UA policies on the
Dean of Students
website

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Plagiarism harms the
conversation
This means you shouldn’t…
• Use others’ ideas or words without giving credit
• Forget to cite when quoting and paraphrasing
• Copy/paste without using quotations and an in-text citation
• Re-use previous papers for current or future classes without
permission from your instructor (self-plagiarism)

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Why might students plagiarize?
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Lack of time
Procrastination
Laziness
Hate the class
Hate the instructor
Cultural issues
Difficulty writing
Difficulty researching
Problems with note-taking
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Not planning ahead
Expectations unclear
Problems with citations
Pressure to succeed
Not understanding what
plagiarism is
• Not understanding how to
paraphrase correctly
*From previous Dean of Students Office academic integrity surveys

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The Assignment Scheduler
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scheduler/

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Citations

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https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

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Citation styles
APA (Social Sciences, Business, Sciences)
Wildcat, W. (2012). Psychological motivations of mascots. Cat Journal, 5, 343-355.
In text: (Wildcat, 2012, p. 349)
MLA (English, Humanities)
Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots.“ Cat Journal 5.3 (2012):
343-55.
In text: (Wildcat 2012)
Chicago (History)
Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots." Cat Journal 5, no. 3
(2012): 343-55.
In text: (Wildcat 2012, 349)

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Citations improve the
conversation

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Paraphrasing & Quoting

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P&Q
“”
Paraphrase when . . .
Quote when . . .
• You want to show the main
idea expressed, and not the
specific language used to
express it
• You can use fewer words to
express the main idea of a
source
• You want to highlight the
specific language of a
passage
• You want to distance yourself
from the original by quoting it
to show that the words are not
your own

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In-text citation
Works cited

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Citation practice – 5 min
tinyurl.com/f13catspractice

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Original passage
Paraphrase
Nobody called him Abe--at least not to his face--because he
When we think of Abraham Lincoln, the image of
loathed the nickname. It did not befit a respected professional
a wealthy lawyer is not the first that comes to
who'd struggled hard to overcome the limitations of his frontier
background. Frankly Lincoln enjoyed his status as a lawyer
and politician, and he liked money, too, and used it to
mind. A man, who worked hard, struggled and
came from a less than ideal background is often
the picture we invoke. However, it is an
incomplete portrait. Mr. Lincoln was successful
measure his worth. By the 1850's, thanks to a combination of
both professionally and financially even by
talent and sheer hard work, Lincoln was a man of substantial
today's standards.
wealth. He had an annual income of around $5,000--the
equivalent of many times that today--and large financial and
real-estate investments.
From: Oates, Stephen B. Our Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln, John
Brown, and the Civil War Era. Amherst, MA: University of
Massachusetts Press, 1979. p. 65

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Writing practice – 5 min
tinyurl.com/f13catswrite

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Let the games begin!
tinyurl.com/f13cats
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown/

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When you finish, complete
the exit survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/
f13cats

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And the
winners are . . .