[教你如何写出完美的论文--系列教程(10.DVD)].04.Plagiarism.pdf


Part 1: Selecting Sources: Whom Can You Trust?
One of the major traps that students fall into when writing a research paper is trusting an untrustworthy
source. This could be a book that simply has its facts wrong, a periodical article that is biased for or against
its subject, a website that seems objective but has a hidden agenda, or a newspaper story whose author
has a known penchant for distorting the truth. Whenever you’re evaluting a source, consider all of the fol-
lowing criteria:
* Comprehensibility
* Timeliness
* Reputation of the author
* Reputation of the periodical or the book publisher
* Apparent bias
* Nature of the work
* What others say
Part 2: The Perils of Plagiarism
Remember, your research paper must present an original approach to the topic — in other words, you must
come up with your own way of looking at the topic rather than simply echoing a point of view that you
found somewhere else. And you must cite sources in a scholarly fashion, which means following standard
rules and procedures to explain where you found the facts and ideas you are borrowing.
To learn about various techniques for incorporating your research into your writing effectively, consult a
different program in this series: Writing a Great Research Paper: Quoting, Citing, & Paraphrasing. And for
information on parenthetical references, footnotes, and bibliographies, consult: Writing a Great ResearchFor more information, call 1-800-238-1512 or visit us online at videoaidedinstruction.com.
Paper: Formatting Your Paper.
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Part 3: Types of Plagiarism
Plagiarism includes all of the following:
* Buying, borrowing, or reusing a paper
* Claiming as your own a piece of writing from a published source
* Quoting words, sentences, paragraphs, or pages from another writer’s work without
giving that writer credit
* Copying another writer’s sequence of ideas without giving that writer credit
Part 4: Other Rules of Academic Integrity