Copy and paste plagiarism, sometimes called "the mash up," is a common writing error as students begin to include research in their written work.
To encourage students to avoid copying and pasting their research, and instead integrate sources into their own writing, please post the following announcement in your class.
To post the below announcement in your class or as part of your instructor guidance, create a new announcement, and click on the “HTML Editor.” Then copy and paste the HTML code shown below:
Subject: Be an Original! Don’t Just Copy & Paste
<p>Copying and pasting large amounts of information, even if you cite it, can be considered <a href="http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/plagiarism-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plagiarism</a>. Here is an example of a copy and paste paragraph:</p> <p><img src="https://ashford.instructure.com/users/1935/files/14428217/preview?verifier=wJzgyPQngYf15csv0Z7Nteg3xVMwkZTFLIdh4RKJ" alt="Integrating Research image 1.png" width="810" height="311" data-api-endpoint="https://ashford.instructure.com/api/v1/users/1935/files/14428217" data-api-returntype="File" /></p> <p>To fix this issue, be sure to add your <strong>own</strong> analysis to any sources that you use in your assignments by following these steps:</p> <ul> <li>Start with a topic sentence</li> <li>Incorporate and <a href="http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/citing-within-your-paper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cite</a> research</li> <li>Explain the significance of that research</li> </ul> <p>Here is an example of a paragraph that <strong>correctly</strong> incorporates research:</p> <p><img src="https://ashford.instructure.com/users/1935/files/14428220/preview?verifier=t8m7qYzY1n2QlMvD0cdbDXYLnBp2iXDUUR5wAcJX" alt="Integrating Research image 2.png" width="801" height="524" data-api-endpoint="https://ashford.instructure.com/api/v1/users/1935/files/14428220" data-api-returntype="File" /></p> <p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/integrating-research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Integrating Research</a> page in the Writing Center!</p>
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