A quick video that explains what is plagiarism, why people do it and how to avoid it.
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
Other than writing a well structured, concise and accurate paper, plagiarism should also be a primary concern. If you are uneducated about plagiarism, it endangers you to unintentionally stealing someone's work and be punished.
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HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM
- If you have any questions about plagiarism, make sure you ask them and get the answer!
- Be familiar with the topic you are discussing
- Start your paper with time to edit and make quality work
- Plan your writing
- Read the sources and make notes
- When in doubt, cite sources
- Cite when paraphrasing
- Proof-read your paper for plagiarism and put it in a plagiarism checker
WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT PLAGIARISM?
Plagiarism is illegal, as it is effectively stealing another person's information or ideas without permission.
Prior to 1989 only work that included the copyright trademark (©) was protected under the law. Now, almost all published work is copyrighted.
If an individual is accused of plagiarism in a academic setting, the institution would have control. However, if the publishing involves money, prizes, or job placement, it is punishable in court as a crime. It does not matter how much or little is plagiarised.
Prior to 1989 only work that included the copyright trademark (©) was protected under the law. Now, almost all published work is copyrighted.
If an individual is accused of plagiarism in a academic setting, the institution would have control. However, if the publishing involves money, prizes, or job placement, it is punishable in court as a crime. It does not matter how much or little is plagiarised.
FUN FACTS: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
If you plagiarise you will not be as fortunate as those who did not get caught
"The Josephson Institute Centre for Youth Ethics surveyed 43,000 high school students in public and private schools and found that:
A survey of over 63,700 US undergraduate and 9,250 graduate students over the course of three years (2002-2005)--conducted by Donald McCabe, Rutgers University--revealed the following:
FACTS AND STATS, Plagiarism.org, viewed 17 September 2015, http://www.plagiarism.org/resources/facts-and-stats/
"The Josephson Institute Centre for Youth Ethics surveyed 43,000 high school students in public and private schools and found that:
- 59% of high school students admitted cheating on a test during the last year. 34% self-reported doing it more than two times.
- One out of three high school students admitted that they used the Internet to plagiarise an assignment
A survey of over 63,700 US undergraduate and 9,250 graduate students over the course of three years (2002-2005)--conducted by Donald McCabe, Rutgers University--revealed the following:
- 36% of undergraduates admit to 'paraphrasing/copying few sentences from Internet source without footnoting it.'
- 24% of graduate students self report doing the same
- 38% admit to 'paraphrasing/copying few sentences from written source without footnoting it.'
- 25% of graduate students self report doing the same
- 14% of students admit to 'fabricating/falsifying a bibliography'
- 7% of graduate students self report doing the same
- 7% self report copying materials 'almost word for word from a written source without citation.'
- 4% of graduate students self report doing the same
- 7% self report 'turning in work done by another.'
- 3% of graduate students self report doing the same
- 3% report 'obtaining paper from term paper mill.'
- 2% of graduate students report doing so"
FACTS AND STATS, Plagiarism.org, viewed 17 September 2015, http://www.plagiarism.org/resources/facts-and-stats/
How to Avoid Plagiarism, WikiHow, viewed 17 September 2015, http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Plagiarism
Overview, Plagiarism.org, viewed 17 September 2015, http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview/
Overview, Plagiarism.org, viewed 17 September 2015, http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/overview/