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Plagiarism and its prevention Paul Lam Research Assistant Professor Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR), CUHK CUHK standpoint “The Chinese University of Hong Kong … adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University.” .hk/policy/academichonesty/index.htm Honesty in Academic Work: A Guide for Students and Teachers .hk/policy/academichonesty/index.htm What is plagiarism? “Using any words or ideas without giving credit to the source” (Harris, 2001: p. 26) Plagiarism (剽竊*) ≠ Copying (抄襲) *大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 (/) “Plagiarism? But my roommate gave me permission to use his paper and said I didn’t have to cite him.” (Harris, 2001; p. 27) Copying: quality issue, marked down in grades Plagiarism: intellectual dishonesty, disciplinary actions “The most obvious and blatant type of plagiarism is copying whole articles, sections, paragraphs or whole sentences from other publications without acknowledgement. This is clearly unacceptable. However, even the use of a few words or paraphrasing (without actually copying any words at all) may constitute plagiarism if the source is not acknowledged.” !!!! .hk/policy/academichonesty/p01.htm Why people plagiarize? Intentional Unintentional “Students sometimes unintentionally plagiarize because they are not aware of the very stringent rules that apply.” .hk/policy/academichonesty/p01.htm Plagiarism is easily spotted Language proficiency Tone changes Familiar ideas Online services The CU Way: CUPIDE .hk/example/ When to reference? Don’t have to Reference common knowledge (in your own words) your ideas, thoughts etc. Have to Reference common knowledge (in other’s words) ideas taken from other when in doubt (better safe than sorry) How to reference Direct (Quote and cite it) Indirect (Cite it) Paraphrase Summary Examples: Direct quote (APA style) Nevertheless, some science educators advocate