Academic Writing: Plagiarism and Referencing

In this video, Richard Galletly (Academic English lecturer at Aston University) presents a guide to avoiding plagiarism in your writing, and introduces some ideas to help with your referencing. This guide is intended for students at UK universities in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The ideas found here are a synthesis of the current research into plagiarism and how to avoid it, including ideas from East (2009), Ellery (2008) and Hyland (2010). The concept of using summarising and parpaphrasing to avoid accidental plagiarism is questioned here, and the use of effective reflection, discussion, critical evaluation and commentary on sources is encouraged. This video is available as part of a collection of shared open educational resources for the FAVOR project and available in languagebox.ac.uk/profile/1239 . For further contact information please visit www1.aston.ac.uk/lss/ or alternatively uk.linkedin.com/in/richardgalletly Bailey, S. (2011) Academic Writing for International Business Students. Oxon: Routledge. Ballantine, J. & Larres, P. (2012): Perceptions of Authorial Identity in Academic Writing among Undergraduate Accounting Students: Implications for Unintentional Plagiarism, Accounting Education: An International Journal, 21:3, 289-306 Cottrell, S. (2008) The Study Skills Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Ellery (2008): Undergraduate plagiarism: a pedagogical perspective, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 33:5, 507-516 Fitzpatrick, M. (2011) Engaging Writing. NY: Pearson Longman. Greetham, B. (2008) How to Write Better Essays. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Hudd Suzanne S.,Sardi Lauren M.,Lopriore Maureen T.(2013). "Sociologists as Writing Instructors: Teaching Students to Think, Teaching an Emerging Skill or Both?" Teaching Sociology. Humphris, R. (2010): Developing Students as Writers Through Collaboration, Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 17:2, 201- 214 McCarter, S. (2009) Uncovering EAP. Harlow: Macmillan. McMillan, K. (2010) How to Write Essays and Assignments. Harlow: Prentice Hall. Price, G. & Maier, P. (2007) Effective Study Skills. Harlow: Pearson. Reinders, H. (2008) The International Student Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Saunders, M. (2009) Research Methods for Business Students. Harlow: Prentice Hall. Swales, J. M. & Feak, C.B. (2007) Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Thorne, M. M. (2012). The Destinee project: Shaping meaning through narratives. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 13(3). Tissington, P. (2009) How to Write Successful Business and Management Essays. London: Sage. Tripp, T. and Rich, P. (2012), Using video to analyze one's own teaching. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43: 678--704 Using English for Academic Purposes [online]. Available at: www.UEFAP.com [accessed 181011] Vardi (2012): Developing students' referencing skills: a matter of plagiarism, punishment and morality or of learning to write critically?, Higher Education Research & Development, 31:6, 921-930 Zafron, M.L. (2012): Good Intentions: Providing Students with Skills to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 31:2, 225-22