PLAGIARISM

AN EVIL

PRESENTED BY:

BILAL MUSTAFA
HAFIZ GOHAR ISLAM
HAFIZ MAHMOOD ILAHI
USAMA SAEED

It Is Defined As
An act of stealing
Presenting someone else s work as

your own
Failure to cite the source of data

written

How often does it happen?

A research was done on 2500 students in which..
72% students admitted serious assignment

cheating.
Half of them admitted cheating in exams at school

level.

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:

Full plagiarism
Partial plagiarism
Self plagiarism

Word switch
Cyber plagiarism
paraphrasing

Another way to explain

it..
Intentional

plagiarism

Unintentional plagiarism

Why they do Plagiarism..?

Lack of research skills
Lack of writing skills
Confusion about how to cite sources
Misconceptions about terminology
Pressure
Internet

Lack of research skills..

Lack of research skills in students.
They may face difficulty in writing on

their own.
Frustration they face.

Lack of writing skills..

Lack of interest in writing.

Fear of failure of their document..

Confusion about citing..

Students dont know

how to cite a copied

data properly.
Lack of guidance about

citing.

Misconceptions..
Lack of information about plagiarism.
They dont consider copying as

plagiarism.

Pressure..
Pressure by parents

and teachers is
another reason.
Anxiety about getting

full grades.

Internet..
Easy availability of data on internet.
Flood of research papers on internet.
It seems a shortcut.

And its consequences

Getting zero in assignment

Dismissal from school or college
Strictness at university
It gives nothing other than grades

Why not to plagiarize..?

It is against ethical values
It destroys the abilities of student
Serious consequences

Detection of plagiarism..
A serious issue..
Can be detected now
Software are available now in market

How to avoid Plagiarism..??

Give credit to original author
Using quotation marks and citation
Paraphrase the document

And what I dont have to cite..?

Own experiences , thoughts, observations and

conclusions.
Data from own lab experiments and field

experiences.
Historical events.

Common knowledge
Common sense information
Generally accepted facts

Preventing plagiarism..
Clarifying the concept and consequences of

plagiarism
Clarifying the purpose of research papers

Clarifying citation expectations

Discussing the Code of Student Conduct
Giving conceptual assignments
Changing paper topics from semester to

semester

Conclusion:Plagiarism is a crime

Lets stop it