On Plagiarism

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Plagiarism | Definitions

the copying or paraphrasing of other peoples work or

ideas without full acknowledgement (University of
Oxford, no date)
the taking and using of ideas, passages, etc. from
another's work, representing them as one's own
(Webster's, 1998)
the uncredited use (intentional or unintentional) of
somebody else's words or ideas (OWL at Purdue, 2008)
Plagiarism | Definitions

The key element of this principle is that authors do not

present the work of another as if it were their own work.
This can extend to ideas as well as written words. If
authors model a study after one done by someone else,
the originating author should be given credit.
(American Psychological Association, 2010, p. 16)
the taking of and use of another persons ideas,
writings, inventions, and similar intellectual products as
ones own without knowledge, consent and/or
accreditation (Code of Student Conduct of UP Diliman,
2012)
Plagiarism | Intellectual dishonesty

Intellectual dishonesty is any fraudulent act performed by a student to

achieve academic advantage or gain for oneself or others. It constitutes
unacceptable academic collaboration and of intellectual property.
Intellectual property are products of the mind and consists of copyright
and related rights, trademarks and service marks, patents. For purposes of
this Code and inside the University, it covers all researches, research
contracts, tangible research properties or outputs with or without patent or
copyright protection, whether for commercial or non-commercial
purposes, undertaken using any University resource and including all
technology transfer arrangements.
Plagiarism is the taking of and use of another persons ideas, writings,
inventions, and similar intellectual products as ones own without
knowledge, consent and/or accreditation. (UP Diliman Student Code of
Conduct, 2012)
Why plagiarism matters

Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity Passing

off anothers work as your own is not only poor
scholarship, but also means that you have failed to
complete the learning process. Deliberate plagiarism is
unethical and can have serious consequences for your
future career.
Reference:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism
Self-plagiarism/ auto plagiarism

Just as researchers do not present the work of others as their

own (plagiarism), they do not present their own previously
published work as new scholarship (self-plagiarism) What
constitutes the maximum acceptable length of duplicated
material is difficult to define but must conform to legal notions
of fair use. (APA, 2010, p. 16)
U of Oxford policy on self-plagiarism: You must not submit
work for assessment which you have already submitted
(partially or in full) to fulfil the requirements of another degree
course or examination, unless this is specifically provided for in
the special regulations for your course.
Types of plagiarism

Copying a work done by another person verbatim

Copying block of texts without modifications and without proper

citation

Copying of phrases word-for-word with citation but without

quotation marks

Substituting words or phrases but retaining most of the content and

sentence structure
Types of plagiarism

Inadequate paraphrasing - use proper citation, but words and

sentence structure are very similar to the source text

Combining paraphrased texts from different sources without proper

attribution

Combining texts that have proper citation with texts that are copied
word-for-word without citation
Types of plagiarism

Using inaccurate citation

Translation without citation

Collusion, unauthorized collaboration and failure to acknowledge

substantive assistance to complete the work

Recycling of old work (self-plagiarism)

References:
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/types-of-plagiarism/
http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism
Examples
MVPs graduation address, Ateneo de Manila University, 27 March 2010

Obama
"For many of you, these challenges are also
felt in more personal terms. Perhaps you're
still looking for a job or struggling to
figure out what career path makes sense in
this disrupted economy. Maybe you've got
student loans no, you definitely have
student loans (applause) or credit
card debts, and you're wondering how
you'll ever pay them off. Maybe you've got
a family to raise, and you're wondering
how you'll ensure that your children have
the same opportunities you've had to get
an education and pursue their dreams."
Pangilinan
"For all of you, these challenges are felt
now in more immediate and personal
terms. You will soon be looking for a job
struggling to figure out which career makes
sense in this economy of ours. Maybe you
have loans, and are worried how youll pay
them down. Maybe youve got a family to
help. Maybe youre asking how your
siblings can have an Ateneo education like
you had."

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/187652/news/nation/mvp-borrowed-from-
other-grad-speeches-says-sorry
 Sen. Sottos privilege speech on RH Bill, 2012
Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself,
but each of us can work to change a small
portion of events, and in the total of all those acts
will be written the history of this generation.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and
belief that human history is shaped.
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to
improve the lot of others, or strikes out against
injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and
crossing each other from a million different
centers of energy and daring those ripples build a
current which can sweep down the mightiest
walls of oppression and resistance.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/05/12/sottos-last-speech-copied-kennedy
Sen. Vicente Sotto III
Iilan ang magiging dakila sa pagbali ng
kasaysayan, subalit bawat isa sa atin ay
maaaring kumilos, gaano man kaliit, para ibahin
ang takbo ng mga pangyayari. Kapag
pinagsama-sama ang ating munting pagkilos,
makalilikha tayo ng totalidad na magmamarka
sa kabuuan ng kasaysayan ng henerasyong ito.
Ang mga hindi-mabilang na iba't ibang galaw ng
katapangan at paninindigan ang humuhubog sa
kasaysayan ng sangkatauhan.
Tuwing naninindigan tayo para sa isang
paniniwala, tuwing kumikilos tayo para mapabuti
ang buhay ng iba, tuwing nilalabanan natin ang
kawalan ng katarungan, nakalilikha tayo ng
maliliit na galaw. Kapag nagkasama-sama ang
mumunting galaw na mga ito, bubuo ito ng isang
malakas na puwersang kayang magpabagsak
maging ng pinakamatatag na dingding ng
opresyon.
Consequences of plagiarism

Intellectual Dishonesty
Every student is expected to be honest in all academic work. Acts of
Intellectual dishonesty include but are not limited to:
Submission of the same work in two or more courses without prior
citation that the work is a result of a prior or concurrent effort;
Any student found guilty of this misconduct will be penalized
For the first violation, suspension for a minimum of one (1) month, to
two (2) years;
For the second violation, expulsion.
Consequences of plagiarism

Plagiarism, as defined by the University and College rules;

Any student found guilty of this act of misconduct will be penalized
For the first violation, suspension for a minimum of one (1) semester,
to expulsion;
For the second violation, expulsion.

Source: UP Diliman Student Code of Conduct, 2012

Consequences of plagiarism

Marc Solis photo plagiarism case

UP Board of Regents vs CA : 134625 : August 31, 1999 : J. Mendoza :

Second Division The Arokiaswamy William Margaret Celine
plagiarism case
American Psychological Association
Citation Format
Citing References in Text
Use the author-date system when citing a source reference in the body text. Enclose the name of the
author, year of publication and the relevant page number(s) in parentheses. Use commas to
separate the author's name from the year of publication, and the page number(s).
e.g. , (Abad, 1998, p. 16).

If the author's name is already referred to in the text, indicate the year and the page number.
e.g., In a study by Arcadio Panganiban (2005, p.99), he concluded...

If the reference material has two authors, cite both names every time their work appears. For works
with three to five authors, cite all authors on first use. For its subsequent citation, indicate only the
surname of the first author followed by et al. For works with six or more authors, indicate only the
surname of the first author followed by et al.
e.g., (Carpio & Morales, 2008)
(Demetria, Puno, Sarmiento & Tolentino, 2009)
Demetria et al. (2009)
 For interviews, letters, e-mails, and other references gathered
through personal communication, indicate the name of the
individual being cited, the date of the communication and the fact
that it was a personal communication. Personal communication is
only cited in text and is not included in the reference list.
Reference List
Complete bibliographic information of all reference materials used should
be provided at the end of the manuscript. Entries should be listed
alphabetically. All sources cited in the text should be listed alphabetically
by author and within the same author, by year of publication.

Book, single author

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for
subtitle (edition). Location: Publisher.

Book, multiple author

Author1, A. A., Author2, B. B., Author3, C. C., & Author4, D. D. (Year of
publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Edited book with no author

Editor1, A. A. & Editor2, B. B. (Eds.).(Year of publication). Title of work: Capital
letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Edited book with author/s
Author1, A. A. & Author2, B. B., (2000).Title of book. A. A. Editor1 & B. B.
Editor2 (Eds.). Location: Publisher.

Article or chapter in an edited book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A.
Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location:
Publisher.

Journal & other periodical articles

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year/Date). Title of article. Title
of Journal/Newspaper, volume number(issue number), pages.

Non-English titles
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work [English translation of the
title]. Location: Publisher.
Published conference paper in conference proceedings
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of paper. In A. Editor (Ed.). Title of conference
proceedings (page numbers). Location: Publisher.

Unpublished conference paper

Author, A. (Year, Month). Title of paper. Paper presented at name of
conference, Location.

Unpublished dissertation
Author, A. (Year). Title of dissertation. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).
Name of Institution, Location.
Public documents and reports
Author/Institution. (Year). Title of Document. Location: Publisher.

Electronic sources
Use the format prescribed for the printed version and append the URL
and the date the material was retrieved.

e.g., Lucas, F. B. (1999). A radio broadcasting model for rural women

and farm households. Retrieved 26 March 2012, from
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/cddirect/cdan0026.htm
References
and additional resources
Plagiarism: Legal and Ethical Issues by Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre (PowerPoint
presentation)
http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/index.php/Busting_plagiarism#.U_360PmSySo
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1999/aug99/134625.htm
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/types-of-plagiarism/
http://www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph/?q=citation-maker
http://www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph/?q=plagiarism-checker