6/7/2021 Plagiarism

Report on Plagiarism

Submitted By: Raman Lama

SECTION: P4
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Acknowledgement
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my Research subject teacher to this
opportunity to make a report on topic Plagiarism. A special gratitude to my friends whose
contribution in stimulating suggestions and encouragement, helped me to coordinate my research
especially in writing this report. Thank you all.

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Abstract

Plagiarism is a practice of using other’s work and ideas without their consent and representing it
as your own. It includes all published and unpublished content in the form of text, manuscript, or
electronic media. Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional.

In this report, we are going to discuss about plagiarism in detail. And different types of
plagiarism but we are going to discuss some of common types only. After that, let’s discuss
about steps or technique to avoid plagiarism.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Why does plagiarism matter?..........................................................................................................1
Types of plagiarism.........................................................................................................................1
1. Direct plagiarism..................................................................................................................2
2. Mosaic plagiarism.................................................................................................................2
3. Self-plagiarism......................................................................................................................3
4. Global plagiarism..................................................................................................................4
Avoiding plagiarism........................................................................................................................4
Citing sources..................................................................................................................................4
Example of APA and MLA citation style....................................................................................5

List of figures

Figure 1: Example of Direct plagiarism..........................................................................................2

Figure 2: Example of Mosaic plagiarism.........................................................................................3
Figure 3: APA citation style format.................................................................................................5
Figure 4: APA citation example......................................................................................................5
Figure 5: MLA citation format........................................................................................................5
Figure 6: MLA citation example.....................................................................................................5

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Introduction
“Many people think that plagiarism occurs when one copies another's work or borrows their
original idea. Although terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can hide the seriousness of the
offense” (Scribbr, n.d.). Plagiarism can be viewed as fraud. Using someone else's work and
lying about it afterward are both elements of this act. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines
the act of plagiarism as; “to steal and pass off ideas or words of another as one’s own”.
Plagiarism comes from the Latin word 'plagiarius,' which means kidnapping. In order to be
considered plagiarism, someone must use someone else's work without referencing the source or
giving credit. Plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft, and it is punishable. Plagiarism is
effortless on the internet, but it has severe consequences on the other hand. Students sometimes
use portions of articles in their projects without crediting the source, thus committing plagiarism.

Why does plagiarism matter?

Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. The work you submit as a student to your class or
as a researcher to a journal is expected to be your own. This is true even if you didn’t
deliberately set out to mislead your readers. If you express an idea without mentioning the
source, or paste a passage of text without properly quoting it, you’re taking credit for someone
else’s work. This is true even if you didn’t deliberately set out to mislead your readers. That
doesn’t mean you can’t use other researchers’ ideas—building on others’ work is a key part of
academic writing. But it’s important to clearly distinguish your own words and ideas from those
of your sources. If you’re caught plagiarizing, there can be serious consequences; As a student,
plagiarism can result in failing your course or even your degree. As a professional academic,
plagiarism can put your career and reputation at risk, and you could be held legally liable for
copyright infringement.

Types of plagiarism
There are different types and form of plagiarism but we are going to mention some of common
types of plagiarism. And they are:

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 1. Direct plagiarism

Plagiarism usually refers to copying portions of another's work without properly citing the
source. Sometimes a person who copies the text doesn't change even a single word. Furthermore,
the plagiarist can rewrite sentences or change some of the words. However, it also falls under the
category of plagiarism. There are different types of plagiarism, but direct plagiarism is the most
harmful. Plagiarism occurs when someone copies and pastes the text from another's work
without citing the source or removing quotation marks. The identical copying or cloning of a text
is a serious offense. This type of behavior is unethical, and the writer of the original content has
the right to take disciplinary action against the plagiarist.

Example:

Figure 1: Example of Direct plagiarism

2. Mosaic plagiarism

Mosaic plagiarism, also known as a patchwork plagiarism or incremental plagiarism, is one of

the common types of plagiarism where the students are mostly the usual producer of mosaic
plagiarism violation. By the general mosaic plagiarism definition, “mosaic plagiarism occurs
when a student borrows phrases from a source without using quotations,” or, to be precise,
without appropriately citing the source. Thus, when a writer uses somebody else’s work in
his/her write-up, without proper paraphrasing or appropriate quotation marks or citations, they
encounter a common type of plagiarism, mostly mosaic plagiarism. The term patchwork
plagiarism or ‘patchwriting’ is used for it, as mosaic plagiarism occurs when an entire patch of

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the content copied has retained almost all the source content’s originality, making it look like
direct copying. It includes minimal changes or rephrasing of the passages from the source
content while retaining most of the words and content structure used in the original content.

Example:

Figure 2: Example of Mosaic plagiarism

3. Self-plagiarism

Self-plagiarism is commonly described as recycling or reusing one’s own specific words from
previously published texts. While it doesn’t cross the line of true theft of others’ ideas, it
nonetheless can create issues in the scholarly publishing world. Beyond verbatim sections of
text, self-plagiarism can also refer to the publication of identical papers in two places (sometimes
called “duplicate publication”). Moreover, it is best practice to cite your previous work
thoroughly, even if you are simply revisiting an old idea or a previously published observation
(Mudrak, n.d.).

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Example:

For example, it would be unacceptable to incorporate part of a term paper you wrote in high
school into a paper assigned in a college course. Self-plagiarism also applies to submitting the
same piece of work for assignments in different classes without previous permission from both
professors.

4. Global plagiarism

Plagiarism can take many forms, both intentional and unintentional. It can be stated that Global
plagiarism occurs when an individual takes another's work, passes it off as their own, and then
claims ownership. Global plagiarism fails to acknowledge the hard work of the source creator. In
this case, the plagiarism is intentional, since the writer or student did it with knowledge. Because
they lie about the original authorship, it can be a severe problem for the students.

Avoiding plagiarism
Plagiarism cannot be avoided completely but you can minimize it. However, there are different
method to avoid plagiarism. If you are using exact phrase, sentence or paragraph from a source
we must use quotation. Whenever you want to convey information or a thought from another
source, simplify or summarize and paraphrase it completely on your own. When quoting,
paraphrasing, or interpreting, cite the original source

Citing sources
To cite correctly, choose a citation style and follow it consistently. Your university department or
the journal you’re submitting to will usually specify which citation style to use, but the most
common styles are APA, MLA and Chicago Style.

To cite a source, you need:

 A brief citation in the text, which may be a parenthetical citation or a numbered note.
 A full reference, which usually appears in a list at the end of your paper.

As well as citing scholarly sources like books and journal articles, keep in mind that you should
also cite information or ideas that you found in non-academic sources, like websites, newspapers
or YouTube videos.

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Example of APA and MLA citation style

Figure 3: APA citation style format

Figure 4: APA citation example

Figure 5: MLA citation format

Figure 6: MLA citation example

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Conclusion
Plagiarism is no less than a crime if you realize it in a real sense. You have got your ideas and a
unique style of presenting it. It would help if you always tried to be original instead of adopting
plagiarism ways, which are likely to harm your credibility as a student. It takes years to build
trust and reputation, but it takes a second to destroy it, and it is an irreversible disaster. If you are
aware of plagiarism, spread awareness among your friends and colleagues to save them from
committing plagiarism. It helps in building a trustworthy environment where your work is
considered as authentic. Plagiarism does not bring success and respect, nor does it help an
individual or an organization’s progress.

References

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Mudrak, B. (n.d.). AJE. Retrieved 6 7, 2021, from Self-Plagiarism: How to Define It and Why
You Should Avoid It: https://www.aje.com/arc/self-plagiarism-how-to-define-it-and-
why-to-avoid-it/
Scribbr. (n.d.). What Is Plagiarism and Why Does It Matter? Retrieved 06 08, 2021, from
Scribbr: https://www.scribbr.com/category/plagiarism/

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