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Research Assignment

What is plagiarism?

• copying work that isn't your own
• not giving credit for ideas or content that you got from another source
• submitting another person's work as your own
• reproducing another person's work and claiming it as your own

HSU Academic Honesty Policy:

http://www.humboldt.edu/studentrights/academic_honesty.php

How do you avoid plagiarism?

• credit any sources that you quote or paraphrase
  • quote: using the exact language
  • paraphrase: re-wording the concept in your own words
• don't cheat!
  • only turn in work that you created yourself

Quoting:

Hunter, Lindsay and Anderson (2008) found that a, "lower approach velocity also appears to lead to a shorter jump and as a consequence, results in an uphill step out of the water pit following landing."

Excerpt from the paper I wrote about the steeplechase.

The text from a paper I found about the differences in steeplechase hurdling technique between men and women

Hunter, I., Lindsay, B. K., & Andersen, K. R. (2008). Gender differences and biomechanics in the 3000m steeplechase water jump. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 7 (2), 218-222.

Paraphrasing:

The text from a paper I found about the differences in hurdling technique between men and women

Excerpt from the paper I wrote about the steeplechase.

Hunter, Lindsay and Anderson (2008) found that a slower approach results in a shorter jump, which requires running up the ramp and out of the water pit.

Hunter, I., Lindsay, B. K., & Andersen, K. R. (2008). Gender differences and biomechanics in the 3000m steeplechase water jump. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 7 (2), 218-222.

The text from a paper I found about the differences in hurdling technique between men and women

Excerpt from the paper I wrote about the steeplechase.

A slower approach velocity results in a shorter jump, which requires running up the ramp and out of the water pit.

Quiz: Plagiarism or not?

Hunter, I., Lindsay, B. K., & Andersen, K. R. (2008). Gender differences and biomechanics in the 3000m steeplechase water jump. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 7 (2), 218-222.

The text from a paper I found about the differences in hurdling technique between men and women

Excerpt from the paper I wrote about the steeplechase.

Hunter, Lindsay and Anderson (2008) found a correlation between a slower approach velocity and a shorter jump, which "results in an uphill step out of the water pit following landing."

Quiz: Plagiarism or not?

Hunter, I., Lindsay, B. K., & Andersen, K. R. (2008). Gender differences and biomechanics in the 3000m steeplechase water jump. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 7 (2), 218-222.

The text from a paper I found about the differences in hurdling technique between men and women

Excerpt from the paper I wrote about the steeplechase.

Hunter, Lindsay and Anderson (2008) found that the lower approach velocity leads to a shorter jump and results in an uphill step out of the water pit following landing.

Quiz: Plagiarism or not?

Hunter, I., Lindsay, B. K., & Andersen, K. R. (2008). Gender differences and biomechanics in the 3000m steeplechase water jump. Journal Of Sports Science & Medicine, 7 (2), 218-222.

Why quote?

• When the passage you want to use is short and difficult to paraphrase
• When the author uses specific wording that you want to emphasize
• To mix things up- use a both quotations and paraphrasing to provide variety to the reader

Why paraphrase?

• When the passage you want to use is very long
• When you want to use more than one concept
• To mix things up- use a both quotations and paraphrasing to provide variety to the reader