Plagiarism : A How-Not-To Guide for Students

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ISBN: 9780325026435 | 0325026432
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/5/2009

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Plagiarism isn't acceptable. Plain and simple. What's not so concrete is what exactly plagiarism is, how it happens, and how to avoid it.

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Introduction: Taking the Plague Out of Plagiarism	p. 1
Case Study: Blind Justice?	p. 3
Find Out More	p. 4
Talking Points	p. 5
Copies (and Robberies): How and Why Plagiarism Happens	p. 6
Murky Waters: Plagiarism in Middle and High School	p. 8
How Plagiarism Happens	p. 9
How Good Are Electronic Detection Services?	p. 15
Good Intentions	p. 16
Boiling It Down: Rules for Paraphrasing and Summarizing	p. 19
Aye, Madam, 'Tis Common: The Spirit of Common Knowledge and Citation	p. 24
Case Study: Take It or Leave It	p. 28
Write from Wrong: Why You Should Avoid Plagiarism	p. 30
The Ethics Gap	p. 30
The Bottom Line: Paying the Consequences	p. 36
Mother Knows Best (but She Still Shouldn't Write Your Papers for You)	p. 41
Reasons? I'd Call Them Excuses	p. 43
Case Study: Summary Judgment	p. 45
Copy That!: Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism	p. 46
Out of Cite: The Skill of Attributing Information	p. 49
Start Your Engines: Searching for Information Online	p. 63
The Attribution Solution: Considering Why to Cite	p. 66
Taking It Back: Owning the Assignments You're Given	p. 67
Case Study: Two of a Kind	p. 70
Making It Personal: Plagiarism and the Culture of Your School	p. 71
Making the Grade: Rankings and Grades in Middle and High School	p. 72
May I Have the Honor? Thinking About Honor Codes	p. 77
Team Efforts: Collaboration and Cheating	p. 80
Get Cut, or Cut and Paste? Other Factors That May Influence Academic Honesty	p. 81
Final Thoughts: Being an Original, Not a Copy	p. 84
Case Study: Figures of Speech	p. 85
Appendix: A Guide to Basic Citation in MLA and APA Styles	p. 87
Works Cited	p. 89
Index	p. 93
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Plagiarism : A How-Not-To Guide for Students

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