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"Academic integrity" suggests that there are ethical standards that you adhere to in the course of your formal studies. These ethical standards include ensuring that your research is conducted with care and with proper credit to those whose work you use. If you research with care, you will keep careful notes, and clearly note the words and ideas of others that you incorporate in your own work.
The websites listed below offer tutorials, quizzes and scenarios for discussion on the topics of plagiarism and ethics on the Internet. Some sites offer great suggestions and techniques for avoiding plagiarism; others explore copyright laws, fair use and how to get permission to use someone else's work.
For students:
Plagiarism Powerpoint (from University of West Alabama) http://library.uwa.edu/Help/Plagiarism.ppt
Presentation by Joyce A. Brannan, Technical Services Librarian, Julia Tutwiler Library, University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama, discusses "plagiarism: what is it, why is it important to me, and how can I avoid it"?
Presentation by Joyce Valenza, Library Media Specialist, Springfield Township High School, discusses "what is plagiarism and why you should care".
Avoiding Plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
This tutorial, part of the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, "is designed to help writers develop strategies for knowing how to avoid accidental plagiarism".
Explores plagiarism, how to avoid it, how to give proper credit, and issues involved in copyright infringement. Tutorial and interactive games were created by staff at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Written by William M. Taylor of Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL. This letter explores academic integrity and its requirements of students and teachers in preparation for classes, in class, during exams, and in preparation of written assignments.
The Plagiarism Court http://library2.fairfield.edu/instruction/ramona/plugin.html
An interactive website to help teach students how to avoid plagiarism in their papers. Tutorial created by Ramona Islam, with voice-overs by Christopher Dunham and Ramona Islam, for the library at Fairfield University.
For faculty:
This workshop presentation covers the problem of plagiarism using the Internet, and possible solutions. Created by Steven Garwood.
Virtual Salt: Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
Robert Harris offers useful suggestions for detecting and preventing plagiarism.
Plagiarism Powerpoint http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/plagiarism.ppt
Presentation by Joyce Valenza, Library Media Specialist at Springfield Township High School, presents information about plagiarism for students, followed by suggestions for preventing plagiarism and what to do when a teacher suspects a student has plagiarized.
Plagiarism Workshop http://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/plagiarism/
This hotlist and lesson plan for students in grades 8-12 is designed to give an introduction to the issue of plagiarism, an overview of copyright laws and fair use provisions, and a demonstration of techniques to avoid plagiarism, focusing on paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. Created by Janice Cooper, Northern Valley Regional High School.
Is it plagiarism? A Discussion http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/isitplag.html
Presents a series of examples for student discussion to help students gain a clear idea of what plagiarism is and is not. Created by Joyce Valenza, Springfield Township High School.
Offers thirty scenarios for discussion of netiquette and intellectual property issues. Created for University Laboratory High School students by Frances Jacobson Harris.
The Copyright Crash Course http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm#top
The Copyright Crash Course covers ownership of copyrighted materials, what is fair use and when and how to get permission to use someone else's materials. Created by library staff at the University of Texas for faculty.
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