Notes, Plagiarism vs. Paraphrasing

Notes, Plagiarism vs. Paraphrasing
Hacker p. 360-361

When paraphrasing, you must write the whole section in your own words. You cannot:
1. use the exact words of the original source
2. just change a couple of words from the original source and call it your own
3. mimic the sentence construction of the original source, even with different words.


Original source:
“In earlier times, surveillance was limited to information that a supervisor could observe and record firsthand. In the computer age surveillance can be instantaneous, unblinking, cheap, and most importantly, easy.”
--Carl Botan and Mihaela Vorvoreanu, “What Do Employees Think about Electronic Surveillance at Work?” p. 126


Plagiarism:
Scholars Carl Botan and Mihaela Vorvoreanu argue that in earlier times employee monitoring was restricted to information a supervisor could observe and record firsthand.
(Repeats the words “in earlier times” and “could observe and record firsthand.”

Acceptable:
Scholars Carl Botan and Mihaela Vovoreanu claim that the nature of workplace surveillance has changed over time. Before the arrival of computers, managers could collect only small amounts of information about their employees based on what they saw or heard. Because computers are now standard workplace technology, employers can monitor employees efficiently (126).

(Note the paraphrase can be as long, or even longer, than the original text.)