Academic Integrity: A Guide

to Avoiding Plagiarism
Dr. Yaniré S. Díaz Rodríguez
Objectives
• Define plagiarism and recognize
its various forms
• Identify strategies to avoid
plagiarism
• Understand the necessity of
citing words, ideas, and various
forms of media obtained from
external sources.
• Recognize the role of citation in
academic integrity.
Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is presenting
someone else's work as
your own, whether
intentional or
unintentional.
 Intentional or unintentional

Direct Plagiarism

Types of Self-Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Mosaic or Patch Plagiarism

Accidental Plagiarism
 Strategies to Avoid
Plagiarism

• Manage Your Time

• Develop a Note-Taking
System
• Give Credit Where It's Due
• Know What Needs to Be
Cited
• Know How to Incorporate
Sources
Managing Your Time
• Procrastination is a
breeding ground for
unintentional
plagiarism.
• Learn practical time
management strategies
to avoid last-minute
rushes, ensuring
proper incorporation of
sources.
Developing a Note-
Taking System
Giving Credit Where It’s Due

• Understand the significance of

acknowledging sources in
academic writing.
• Recognize the necessity of citing
words, ideas, and media from
external sources.
Knowing What Needs to Be
Cited
• words,
• ideas,
• diagrams, and
• any media that you use from
external sources.
Knowing How to Incorporate Sources
Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Direct Quotation
Conclusion

✓Never plagiarize
✓Provide Context
✓Quote
✓Summarize
✓Paraphrase
References
• Bowdoin College. (n.d.). The Common Types of Plagiarism. Retrieved
from https://www.bowdoin.edu/dean-of-students/conduct-review-
board/academic-honesty-and-plagiarism/common-types-of-
plagiarism.html
• McLean, L., Gardner Archambault, S., & Slater Acosta, E. (n.d.). Lion's
Guide to Research and the Library. Retrieved from
http://electra.lmu.edu/LGRL/UIE2014/