Plagiarism: Don’t Do It!
An interactive guide to
What’s this all about? What’s
the big deal?
This presentation is designed to
provide the most basic information
about avoiding plagiarism.
It might not necessarily help you write
a great research paper.
But it will assist you in presenting your
PLAGIARISM:
CSB/SJU Policy States that
Plagiarism is the act of appropriating and using the
Plagiarism may result from:
an act of willful dishonesty intended to
deceive the audience.
or from careless, ignorant, or
inadequate citations, it still disrespects
the work of its original author or
creator.
Consequences of Plagiarism
:
For first-time offenders the price of
plagiarism varies with the severity of
the theft from…
Correction of the assignment to
Failure of the assignment to
Repeat Plagiarists
Repeat offenders face the possibility of
Suspension
(removal from school for
the semester with the possibility of
returning)
Expulsion
(removal from school
Be Aware!
In all cases determined to be
BE INFORMED!
Avoiding Plagiarism:
Citations
Citations let your reader know that you are
using someone else’s ideas or words.
Proper citation is an important tool to avoid
plagiarism.
The Library maintains a site to help you cite:
http://www.csbsju.edu/Libraries/Library-Site-Index/Citing-Sources.htm
The Writing Center’s tutors can help you cite
correctly.
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tyle
There are many styles or formats of
citation available which are often
discipline-specific.
Your professor will probably suggest or
Our source is:
(2011) “social media” A Dictionary of Media and
Communication. First Edition by Daniel Chandler and Rod Munday. Oxford University Press Inc.
Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University. 17 January 2012
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/
Our definition is:
social media A broad category or genre of
communications media which occasion or enable social interaction among groups of people, whether they are known to each other or strangers, localized in the same place or geographically dispersed. It included new media such as newsgroups, MMOGs, and social networking sites. Such media can be though of metaphorically as virtual
Our text might be:
While the definition of social media is a slippery work in progress, the best recent attempt may be in the Oxford University Press 2011 A Dictionary of Media and
Communication:
A broad category or genre of communications media which occasion or enable social interaction among groups of people, whether they are known to each other or strangers, localized in the same place or
Different
style
require
MLA Format
Works Cited
“Social Media.”
A Dictionary of Media and
Communication
. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2011. Oxford Reference Online.
APA Format
References
Chicago Format
Bibliography
The next source is:
A survey of social media use, motivation and leadership among public relations practitioners.
By Kaye D. Sweetser and Tom Kelleher
Public Relations Review
Vol. 37, Issue 4 November 2011 Pages 425-428
The text of the conclusion we want to
paraphrase is:
The data from this study clearly show that motivation matters. Leaders in public relations should be cognizant of motivation when trying to cultivate their subordinates. A keen awareness of what is motivating someone with regard to using social media will provide leaders with better tools for helping grow future leaders. Given the importance of internal motivation, it may make just as much sense to look for a social media enthusiast to practice public
relations as it does to try to “convert” a non-motivated public relations person to handle an organization's social media efforts.
A Paraphrase:
In their survey of social media use in public relations Sweetser and Kelleher conclude that the organizational leader without personal motivation leads by a) recognizing that fact, and b) identifying and cultivating the enthusiasm of a subordinate for those activities. In such cases,
The next source is:
Listening to See: The Key to Virtual Leadership.
By Karlene M. Kerfoot
Nursing Economics
Vol. 28 Issue 2 Mar/Apr 2010 Pages 114-116
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
The text is:
A Summary:
One thing most everyone agrees on about
social media is that, at its best, it is about
creating community. Whereas Sweetser and
Kelleher wrote about using it to connect with
those
outside
the organization, Karlene Kerfoot’s
essay in
Nursing Economics
explains how
important social media can be for
internal
The next source is:
Daunting Realities of Leading Complicated by the New Media: Wounding and Community College Presidents
By Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski, Deborah L. Floyd, Michael R. Hrabak.
Community College Journal of Research & Practice
The text is:
Community college presidential leadership is more taxing than ever; leaders face unprecedented economic declines, increased expectations, and the immediacy of media reporting. The smallest of rumors can escalate into campaigns for good or ill within minutes via the Internet, social media (such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook) and
Transition sentence to new
section:
However, despite the general enthusiasm
in articles like Kerfoot’s, the short history of
Summary with quotations:
Different
style
require
MLA Format:
Works Cited
Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Deborah L. Floyd, and Michael R. Hrabak. "Daunting Realities Of Leading
Complicated By The New Media: Wounding And
Community College Presidents." Community College Journal of Research & Practice 35.1/2 (2011): 29-42.
APA Format:
References
Maslin-Ostrowski, P., Floyd, D. L., & Hrabak, M. R. (2011). Daunting Realities of Leading Complicated by the New Media: Wounding and Community College
Presidents. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 35(1/2), 29-42.
Chicago Format:
Bibliography
Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Deborah L. Floyd, and Michael R. Hrabak. "Daunting Realities of Leading
Complicated by the New Media: Wounding and
Community College Presidents." Community College
Journal of Research & Practice 35, no. 1/2 (January 2011): 29-42. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost
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