The tactic I've adopted in some courses--and surely it may not work in others--
is to write into the syllabus: DO NOT USE QUOTATIONS. I add to this, either
with or without appropriate attribution. I point out that one intent of the
papers they are writing is to demonstrate their comprehension of the topic or
subject areas they are writing about. Quotations give the impression that they
did not understand what they had read (hence, are forced to quote the authors
own words). Appropriate citation of ideas is still expected, of course.
But, like Annette, I still run into the occasional student who somehow doesnt'
get it and winds up under the gun for a plagiarism violation....
Pat Cabe
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Patrick Cabe, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
One University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
(910) 521-6630
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