1. Dr Katarina
Mikac
PLAGIARISM

2. “TOKYO—A prestigious Japanese research institute
ensnared in controversy over two high-profile papers
on stem cells apologized Friday, saying the work
contained ‘serious errors’. “
HEAD OF JAPAN'S RIKEN INSTITUTE APOLOGIZES
OVER STEM-CELL PAPERS
BY A L E X A N D E R M A R T I N & T O KO S E K I G U C H I ( T H E WA L L S T R E E T J O U R N A L : M A R C H 1 4 , 2 0 1 4 )

3. ‘The doctoral dissertation that is
currently making the rounds in the
media is not the version that has
passed screening but a rough draft.
That version didn't contain citations or
corrections.’

4. You said what?
your thesis draft didn’t include citations
or references… then how do you know
where you read the information?!

5. ‘The doctoral dissertation that is
currently making the rounds in the
media is not the version that has
passed screening but a rough draft.
That version didn't contain
citations or corrections.’
… but the article was published Nature: impact factor= 38.5
the # 1 interdisciplinary journal in the world… how did they get it so wrong?

6. Nine expelled for plagiarism at Deakin
By JOHN ROSS (The Australian: October 06, 2012)
‘Up to 30 students at Victoria's Deakin University have been found guilty of
plagiarism and nine have been expelled, the university revealed yesterday’
‘The International Education Association of Australia said it was becoming
increasingly challenging to police plagiarism. “It’s incredibly difficult for
institutions to track where some of this material is coming from and to
guarantee it is generated by the student,” said executive director Phil
Honeywood. He stressed that plagiarism was not limited to international
students, or students per se. “We’ve had vice-chancellors dismissed for
plagiarism too,” he said.
Parental pressure and the challenges of the English language and different
teaching methodologies could lead some overseas students to “take shortcuts”,
he said. “However the potential damage to their family’s reputation and future
career prospects would discourage the vast majority.”

7. the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas
and passing them off as one's own
(Oxford Dictionary)
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

8.  Copy sentences from
journals in another
language and change
with Google Translate
HOW DO STUDENTS PUT LECTURERS OFF
THEIR TRAIL WHEN PLAGIARISING?
Link to Entomologica Croatica

10.  Pay someone to
write for them
(eg my assignment
help)
HOW DO STUDENTS PUT LECTURERS OFF
THEIR TRAIL WHEN PLAGIARISING?
 Copy from one journal article and cite another
 Buy assignments from friends who’ve done the subject before

11.  Text matching software
HOW DOES MY LECTURER DETECT
PLAGIARISM?

12. PLAGIARISM LOOKS LIKE THIS
This literature review was looking into skin cancer prevention programs in Australia

13. PLAGIARISM LOOKS LIKE THIS
This literature review was looking into maternal health in Nepal & ways to improve it

14.  Step 1: student is notified by Subject Coordinator
and asked to attend a meeting with them
 Step 2: at the meeting student is asked to explain
 Step 3: Subject Coordinator refers student to UOW
policies on plagiarism and decides whether it’s a
low, medium or high level offence
 UOW Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policy
 Procedure for Managing Alleged Academic Misconduct
by a Student Undertaking Coursework
WHAT DOES UOW DO IF A STUDENT
HAS PLAGIARISED?

15.  Step 4:
 Low grade offence: student will redo the assignment.
 Medium - high grade offence: student will be called to
attend a meeting with the Subject Coordinator,
Associate Dean of Faculty and a Principal Investigating
Officer.
 Step 5: at that meeting, student will have to argue
for or against their case. Outcomes vary from
failing the assignment, failing the subject or being
expelled from UOW.
WHAT DOES UOW DO IF A STUDENT
HAS PLAGIARISED?

16. D’uh…. Don’t plagiarise.
Plan all your assignments well ahead of time.
Give yourself twice as long as you think you
need to complete an assignment.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?