When you give yourself TIME to look over your work, you may find ideas that are not your own and will need to be citied.

 

1. Questions to ask yourself when you review a

paper for ideas or words that may not be your own:

· Is this idea or argument expressed entirely ,my own?

· Is the language (including phrases or rough

      paraphrases) my own?

· Is the distinction between my work and the work of others clear and unambiguous? ³

 

2. Questions a friends could ask to help you clarify if work is your own:

· How did you know that?

· Is that true?

· Where did you get this fact/piece of information?

· Where can I get more about this point?

· Is this you opinion/idea/analysis? ³

When you give yourself TIME to take thorough notes you….

 

Make certain that you write down all the source

information for those notes. (Whether you use index cards or a notebook, write source information including author’s name, title or work, page number, publishing date, and/or web address next to the notes so you can find exact

information again anytime you need to, and so you will have the information you need to write the bibliography.  Know what information your professor’s preferred style manual, MLA or APA requires for your bibliography.  The writing center has handouts on both styles.)

 

Become familiar with the current ideas on the

subject you have chosen. (This way you know for sure which ideas belong to someone else.)

 

Write exact quotes word for word with all

punctuation included. (It is plagiarism to misrepresent an author’s words.  Changing the order of the words even though you have citied them is also plagiarism.)

Doing research, developing an argument, and writing a paper enhances your knowledge of a subject and develops your thinking skills.  When you plagiarize, you don’t benefit from this learning process and learning is what college is all about!

Original

 

Also, rather than undermining the spirit of young people, as opponents contend, the program would

probably boost their morale.  Many young  people  feel  enormous

pressure and uncertainty.  They are not sure what they want to do, or have trouble finding careers.  Compulsory  national service could give young people a much-needed breathing space and could even equip them with the skills needed to start a

career.

 

Mark Simmons. “Compulsory National

Service.”  The Macmillan Writer.”  Allyn and Bacon, 2000, 461

Citied

 

Simmons argues that compulsory national

service would energize young people who do not know what they want to do for a job and would give them knowledge they could use when they go into the workforce (461).

 

Plagiarized

 

Compulsory  national service would

energize young people who do not know what they want to do for a job and would

give then knowledge they could use when they go into the workforce.

Sources:

1. “Avoiding Plagiarism.” UC Davis Student Judicial Affairs. http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm.  8/15/01

2. MC Student Code of Conduct. 46.

3. “Plagiarism Avoided: Taking responsibility for your work.” University of British Columbia. http://www.arts.ubc.ca/doa/plagiarism.htm. 8/15/01