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How to Avoid Plagiarism: The Scourge of Academe

Introduction

Students do not understand that plagiarism is a blatant neglect of their academic reponsibilties and is a risky activity that could affect their future. Plagiarism is committed by citing an already documented idea as your own, or repurposing text that has been written by someone else. It is also perpetrated by paraphrasing, quoting, summarizing, or improperly citing. Students commit plagiarism unintentionally because they do not fully understand how to cite their sources.

How is Plagiarism Committed?

Plagiarism is fundamentally wrong because it is a form of cheating and stealing. Plagiarism undermines academic integrity and defeats the very purpose of the pursuit of truth and knowledge in an academic setting.

Types of Plagiarism

A lack of understanding of the law does not justify commiting the crime.

Sources Not Cited

1. "The Ghost Writer": The writer “"copies”" everything from another's

work, word-for-word, and passes it off as his or her own.

2. "The Photocopy": The writer copies a major portion of the text

straight from a single source, word-for-word.

3. "The Poor Disguise": The writer has retained the key content of the

source, and has changed the paper's appearance slightly by changing key

words and phrases.

4. "The Potluck Paper": The writer copies from several different

sources, tweaking the sentences a bit to make them fit together but

retaining the original phrasing for the most part.

5. "The Labor of Laziness": The writer takes the time and effort to

paraphrase most parts of the paper, which were obtained from other

sources, and makes all the gathered information fit together.

6. "The Self-Stealer": The writer "borrows" generously from his or her

previous work; thus, the final product is completely unoriginal.

Sources Cited(But Still Plagiarized)

1. "The Forgotten Footnote": The writer mentions an author's name for

a source, but does not include specific information on the location of the

material referenced.

2. "The Misinformer": The writer provides inaccurate information

regarding the reference materials, making it impossible to trace.

3. "The Too-Perfect Paraphrase": The writer properly cites a source,

but neglects to enclose text that has been copied verbatim within quotation

marks. The writer is falsely claiming original presentation and interpretation

of the data, although attributing the basic ideas to the source.

4. "The Resourceful Citer": The writer cites all sources properly and

paraphrases and uses quotations appropriately. However, the paper

contains almost no original work. Spotting this form of plagiarism is

difficult as it appears like a well-researched document.

5. "The Perfect Crime": Similar to the preceding item, the writer cites

all sources properly and paraphrases and uses quotations appropriately.

However, he or she paraphrases other arguments from sources without

citation. This way, the ideas become unique (para. 1-12).

Why do Students Plagiarize?

The lure of plagiarism is the idea of an "easy A". Students believe that good grades will favorably position them in the job market. Those who are guilty of unintentional plagiarism tend to be unaware of proper citation and refencing techniques.

Plagiarism and the Internet

The availabiliy of abundant information online facilitates plagiarism. The worse thing is the existence of online paper providing web sites.

Impact and Consequences

Students who plagiarize end up hurting themselves more that anybody else.

Techniques to Avoid Plagiarism

Paraphrasing

Quoting

Summarizing

Refencing

Conclusion