COMM170 Lecture 8: Plaigarism and Referencing
COMM170 Lecture Notes Thursday 27th April 2017
Plagiarism and Referencing
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form of cheating. It could be considered stealing.
Three types of Plagiarism
- Direct
o When a writer copies another writers work word for word without
acknowledging them.
- Paraphrase
o Plagiarism occurs when a writer takes the ideas of another writer in nearly
the exact words as the original.
- Patchwork
o When a writer takes the ideas of another writer and patches them together.
Direct Quotation – tips
- A quoted phrase must have quotation marks around it as well as in text citation.
- Quote only that which is striking. Quote to emphasise
- Avoid whole sentence quotations… aye …
Citing when paraphrasing
- Citing direct quotations is the easy part – but things get considerably more complex
when we paraphrase/summarise the ideas of others.
- When writing an academic essay (or poster) you will be putting forward your ideas
and backing them up with what others have said.
- You must therefore, write most of it in your own words paraphrasing, synthesising,
summarising and integrating evidence from others.
Synthesising
- Examine a number of studies on a shared topic and combing aspects that are of
interest for your own work.
- Highlight what is important to you about those articles
- It also may mean that you draw and state a conclusion about the similarities and
differences in the studies you review.
- How would you do this on your poster?
How not to synthesise
- It is not unusual to see a student paper that reviews one article after another
o It describes each article in one or two or more paragraphs
o Usually giving sample size, method, findings, etc.
o Often in some detail
o This is not a synthesis
How to synthesise
- Gives enough information about the study for the reader to imagine it.
- Highlights what is important about the study for your paper.
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