Chapter 7 Summary

Calvin Gurtler

4/18/14

English 102

                 In Chapter 7 of the Bedford Researcher we discussed plagiarism and how to avoid it. Plagiarism is a form of intellectual dishonesty. It involves, whether intentionally or not, using someone else's work without properly acknowledging where the ideas or information came from. There are three types of plagiarism, unintentional plagiarism, intentional plagiarism, and plagiarism in group projects. Unintentional Plagiarism is the most common form of Plagiarism. Unintentional plagiarism often comes from mistakes such as quoting a passage in a note but neglecting to include quotation marks and then later inserting the quotation without remembering that it is a direct quotation. Intentional plagiarism includes actions such as "patchwork writing," which involves piecing together passages from two or more sources without acknowledging the sources and without properly quoting or paraphrasing. Plagiarism in group projects might happen when another writer suggests changes to your document and you subsequently incorporate them into your document. With group projects what is and isn't plagiarism often varies based on the situation. 

             We also discussed the ethics in research that keep the notion that writing is an honest exchange of information, ideas, and arguments among writers and readers who share an interest. To follow the research ethics you must always acknowledge the sources of information, ideas, and arguments used in your document. Accurately and fairly represent the information ideas and arguments in order to ensure that you do not misrepresent that work to your readers. Provide citation information for your sources.