PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism
is the representation of another author's language, thoughts,
ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.
The word plagiarism is derived from the latin word plagiare,
which means to kidnap or abduct.
Here are some examples of
Plagiarism:
Turning in someone else's work as your own.
Copying large pieces of text from a source without citing that
source.
Copying from a source but changing a few words and phrases
to disguise plagiarism.
Buying an essay or paper and turning it in as your own work.
DIRECT PLAGIARISM
Copying another writer's work with no attempt to acknowledge
that the materials was found in an external source is
considered direct plagiarism.
Direct plagiarism is the word-for-transcription of a section of
someone else's work, without attribution and without quotation
marks.
SELF PLAGIARISM
reusing work that you have already published or submitted for
a class. It can involve re-submitting an entire paper, copying
or paraphrasing passages rom your previous work, or
recycling old data.
Why is self-plagiarism wrong?
The fundamental role of research papers
Publisher copyright - your own words may not belong to you
Journals will catch it and your publication process will be
delayed or blocked
MOSAIC PLAGIARISM
occurs when a writer reuses a mix of word, phrases, and ideas
from a source without indicating which words and ideas have
been borrowed and/or without properly citing the source.
ACCIDENTAL
PLAGIARISM
might occur when you do not really understand how to properly
paraphrase, quote and cite your research. Not knowing the
proper method of documentation can result in students
misattributing someone else's words or ideas as their own.
PARAPHRASING
PLAGIARISM
Paraphrasing means rephrasing a piece of text in your own
words.
Paraphrasing without citation is the most common type of
plagiarism.
Paraphrasing becomes plagiarism when you read a source
and then rewrite its key points as if they were your own ideas.
VERBATIM PLAGIARISM
You commit verbatim plagiarism when you directly copy text
from a source and paste it into your own document without
attribution.
If the structure and the majority of the words are the same as
in the original, then it is verbatim plagiarism, even if you delete
or change a couple of words here and there.
HOW TO AVOID
PLAGIARISM ?
In order to avoid plagiarism, you must give credit when; You
use another person's Ideas, opinion or theories
you use quotation from another person's spoken or written
word.
You Paraphrase another person spoken or write words.
Learn how to properly cite references
Write from scratch
Use quotation mark (" ")
Paraphrase and Summaries
Provide complete citation
THE IMPORTANCE OF
AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is unethical
It is important to avoid plagiarism because it is not a good act
and it shows disrespect to the original author.
Plagiarism is considered as a violation in journalistic and
academic ethics. By doing this you can be punish by the court
for prejudices of copyright infringement and violation of moral
rights.
