Skills for Academic Integrity (WCSS – 3100U – 1) Resources Readings

• Course Text: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition)
• • “Quoting and Paraphrasing” (Secionts 6.03-6.10)
  • • Appropriately and accurately quoting a source within your paper is one way to demonstrate your crediability as a writer. These sections explain various methods of quoting and proper use of quotation marks.
  • “Citing References in Text” (Sections 6.11-6.21)
  • • Whether you are directly quoting, paraphrasing, or mentioning resource materials in your writing, you are expected to cite the resource by author, date, and often, the title of the work, article, or study. This section explains how to reference citations within the text of your paper.
• Study Notes
• • Using APA Style to Avoid PlagiarismThese Study Notes focus on using APA style to assist you with avoiding plagiarism.
  • Unintentional PlagiarismThese Study Notes focus on fears that students have about plagiarism and strategies to use when collecting resources.
  • Refer to the Study Notes from the previous two weeks.
• Web SitesEach of the following Web sites offer assistance in proper paraphrasing and citing your sources.
• • Walden Writing Center – Using Evidence: Paraphrasing
    http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/paraphrase
    How to Paraphrase Properly
    http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_how_to_paraphrase_properly.html
    Purdue University’s OWL: Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/
    The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center: Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
    http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html
    York University’s Academic Integrity Tutorial: Case Studies
    http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/caseintro.html
    Examples of Plagiarism, and of Appropriate Use of Others’ Words and Ideas
    http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.pdf
  • Purdue University’s OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism, Part 3: Safe Practiceshttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/03/
• Turnitin ResourcesPlease review the training and support materials below for information about how Turnitin works and how to use the service. You can also find links to Turnitin resources in the Webliography and in the Learning Resources area of each week.
• • Turnitin Support and Training Materialshttp://www.turnitin.com/en_us/support/support-servicesThe following support and training materials will assist you in getting started with your Turnitin account:
  • • Quickstart guides walk you through an easy step-by-step process to introduce you to the service and get you up and running fast..
    • User manualsprovide in-depth, thorough explanations of Turnitin’s features and products.
    • Video tutorials show you how to use Turnitin’s features and functions.
  • Turnitin Homepagehttp://www.turnitin.com/en_us/homeOne the top menu bar, click on “Support, Learn & Get Help” to find guides, manuals, and video resources.

Optional Resources

Readings

• Course Text: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition, APA Editorial Style Chapter
• • “Punctuation,” “Spelling,” and “Capitalization” (Sections 4.01-4.20)These basics are often misunderstood or forgotten, but are an essential element of scholarly writing.
  • “Numbers” (Sections 4.31-4.38)This section is all about using and presenting numbers in your writing.
  • “Statistical and Mathematical Copy” (Sections 4.41-4.46)At some point in your academic career, you may need to present statistics and include mathematical formulas in your writing. This section of the APA Manual will help you to do so.
  • “Tables” and “Figures” (Chapter 5)Often, the need to present statistical and mathematical information in your writing effects the need to include tables and figures for organizing such information. These two sections of the manual explain tables and figures.
• Web Sites
• • Media
  • • Ryerson University: Academic Integrityhttp://www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/episodes/Ryerson University has put together a series of episodes about academic integrity and plagiarism where the dialogue puts the student(s) at the moment of their decision. Episodes include “Unintentional Plagiarism,” “Buying or Borrowing Course Work,” “Cheating on Tests and Exams,” “Forging/Misrepresentation & Unauthorized Group Work,” and “Group Work.”
    • Academic Integrity and Conduct: Crossing the Linehttp://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/honesty/crossing_the_line.php

Please proceed to the Discussion.

Discussion 2 – Week 3 COLLAPSE

Strategies for Successful Paraphrasing

This Discussion has you practicing paraphrasing with a larger sample of writing. You are also going to share strategies for successful paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarizing with your fellow scholar-practitioners.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Read the original passage below, from Richard A. Posner in The little book of plagiarism, Pantheon Books, New York published in 2007 (page 81).
  For this Discussion you are to paraphrase Posner and include one direct quotation. Refer to the the APA Manual for using quotes and proper citing. Make sure to include the reference for Posner.
• Discussing plagiarism detection Posner (2007) offers this explanation.
  “Student plagiarism may be becoming less common as more and more colleges and universities adopt plagiarism-detection software, such as Turnitin, a product of a company named iParadigms. Thousands of colleges both in the United States and abroad have acquired licenses, at an annual cost of about 80 cents per enrolled student, to use the program. The program digitizes each student’s paper, uploads it into the Turnitin database, and searches the database for matches. The Turnitin database is actually a collection of databases. One, the equivalent of Google’s database, is a complete and continuously updated copy of the World Wide Web. Others contain archived materials from the Web, contents of other publicly available databases-and all the student papers that have been submitted to Turnitin for a plagiarism check’ (p.81).
  Posner, R. A. (2007). The little book of plagiarism. New York: Pantheon.

Post by Day 5 your paraphrase of the above quote and then write a description of what you found difficult in completing this activity.What was challenging about paraphrasing and not plagiarizing? What strategies did you use to succeed? What tips could you give others who want to successfully paraphrase and avoid plagiarizing?

• Remember to provide a reference list for any source(s) you rely on for this assignment.