Plagiarism

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What is Plagiarism?

According to the American Psychological Association (2022), “plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own; it denies authors or
creators of content the credit they are due.”   

Buying, stealing, copying, or borrowing a paper and presenting it as your work are all examples of plagiarism. It also includes copying from a source without a proper citation.  Watch the video to the left to learn more.

WHAT IS NOT PLAGIARISM?
  • Using your writings about your experiences, observations, and thoughts.
  • Using your artwork, photographs, video, music, and other creations.
  • Expressing an idea in your own words and giving credit.
  • Using a direct quote and giving credit.
  • Using common knowledge such as folklore, urban legends, and historical events (For example: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president)
  • Using widely accepted facts (For example: Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health)
SOME PLAGIARISM IS ACCIDENTAL

Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional, such as inadvertently using someone’s ideas without giving them credit or repeating the words of a source too closely instead of using quotation marks. 

Let’s review and review further and take a look at some examples.  

Intentional Plagiarism occurs if you deliberately and knowingly copy another person’s work and pass it off as your own without giving credit to the writer.

There are different types of intentional plagiarism, including:

  • Complete plagiarism
  • Direct plagiarism
  • Find & replace plagiarism
  • Mosaic plagiarism
  • Self-plagiarism (Yes! You can plagiarize yourself!)

 

 

Unintentional Plagiarism occurs if you do not know how to acknowledge the sources you have in the correct academic manner.  Even with the best intentions, accidental plagiarism is a common mistake. Negligence or ignorance does not absolve you from charges of plagiarism.

To avoid unintentional plagiarism:

  • Keep tidy research notes 
  • Use proper citations.
  • Paraphrase
  • Proofread
WHEN TO GIVE CREDIT?

You should give credit when using sources other than your own words or ideas. Credit must be given as a citation for using something somebody wrote, said, emailed, drew, or implied. Cite any words, images, videos, ideas, or creations from someone other than you. It’s always better to err on the side of citing too much rather than too little.

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Plagiarism

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