Plagiarism

JakeMiles
BTT1O
October14,2015
Mr.Belanger

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ExecutiveSummary
Whatisplagiarism?
Punishmentofbeingcaughtintheactofplagiarism
Basicrulestoavoidplagiarism.
Thebasictypesofplagiarism
Checkingyourwork
Interestingfactsonplagiarism
Conclusion
WorkCitied

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ExecutiveSummary
Plagiarismisthestealingandpublicationofanotherpersonsideas,thoughts,
languagesorexpressions.

 Itisstealingofsomeoneelsesoriginalwork.Plagiarismisconsideredacademic
dishonesty.
Ifsomeoneperformsplagiarismtheycanreceivesuspensions,penaltiesand
expulsions.Itcanresultinbeingfiredfromajob.
Therearefourdifferenttypesofplagiarism,mostcommonaredirectandaccidental
plagiarism.Allfourarestillconsideredacademicdishonesty.
Oneofthebestwaystoavoidplagiarismistoalwaysgivecreditwherecreditisdue.
Thatincludescitingallofyourinformation.
Neverforgetyoucanalwayschecktoseeifyourworkisplagiarizedornotby
searchingupplagiarismcheckandfindawebsitetogothroughyourworkandcheck
forplagiarism.
Animportantthingtorememberisthatyoudonthavetocitecommoninformation.

 Justbecauseyoudidntcopyandpasteitdoesntmeanthatitcantplagiarism.Now
letsgetstarted

Plagiarism
Whatisplagiarism?
Plagiarismistheactoftakinganotherpersonsworkandusingitforyourown
researchforassignmentsorreports.Plagiarismcantakeplacenotonlyatschoolbutitcould

takeplaceanywherethatyouhaveaccesstoresearchingtools.Anyonecanperform
Plagiarismaslongasyouhaveacomputeroranotherresearchtool.Plagiarismisnotjust
copyingandpasting,itisalsodonebywritingortypingwordbywordfromsomeoneelse.Itis
notyetillegalbutitwillmayseriousrepercussionsifyouarecaught.
SomespecificexamplesofPlagiarism:
Copyinganotherstudentsworkfromapaper,journalorarticle.
Buyinganessayfromatermpapermill.
Copyingsentencesorparagraphswithoutproperlycitingwheretheygotitfrom.
Rewritingasectionbutnotmakingitsufficientlydifferentfromtheoriginal.
Punishmentofbeingcaughtintheactofplagiarism
Ifyouarecaughtintheactofplagiarismyoucouldhaveveryseriousrepercussions
likeadestroyedstudentorprofessionalreputationwhichcouldleadtosuspensionsinschool

orbeingfiredfromyourjobanditwillbedifficulttofindanothergoodjob.Aswellyoumay
findyouracademicreputationdestroyedleadingtoyourprofessorsorteachershavingno
trustinyou.Oneofthemostseriousislegalrepercussionsastheauthorwhoseworkyou
stoleorcopiedcansueyou.Someformsmaybeaconsideredasacriminaloffenseand
couldleadtoaprisonsentence.Plagiarismhasnobenefitsifyouarecaughtsonexttimeyou
thinkaboutitthinkabouttheseseriousrepercussions.
Basicrulestoavoidplagiarism
Themostimportantruleinavoidingplagiarismistogivecreditwherecreditisdue.
Thismeansgivingawebsiteorabookoranauthorfromwhereyougotyourinformation.
Anotherimportantthingtorememberisifyouareunsuretogivecreditornot,thengivecredit
tobesafe.Youwillhavetogivecrediteverytimeifyouaregettingyourinfofroman
interview,awebsite,newspapers,magazines,books,etcFinallyrememberyoudonthave
tocitecommonknowledgelikehowmanydifferentpoliticalpartiestherearebutaskinghow

manypeopleareineachpoliticalpartyisnotcommonknowledgeandforthatyoushouldcite
asource.
Thebasictypesofplagiarism
Thereareapproximately4differenttypesofplagiarism,andallarestillserious
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violationsofacademichonesty.The1
typeisdirectplagiarism.Thisiswordforwordcopying

ofanothersworkwithoutpropercitingorquotationmarks.Secondlythereisselfplagiarism.
Thisoccurswhensomeonehandsintheirpreviousworkforadifferentproject.Forexample
youarenotallowedtohandinpartofapaperfromhighschoolforauniversitypaper.Thirdly
thereismosaicplagiarism.Thisiswhensomeoneborrowsphrasesfromwebsiteorbook
withoutusingquotationmarksorchangecertainpartsbyjustfindingsynonymsbutthatisstill
keepingthesamegeneralstructure.Whichcanstillbepunishable.Lastlythereisaccidental
plagiarism.Thisiswhensomeonedoesntcitetheirsourcesorincorrectlyquotestheir

sources.
Accidentalplagiarismistakenasseriouslyasanyotherplagiarismandaresubject
tothesamerangeofconsequencesasothertypesofplagiarism.
Checkingyourwork
Alwaysremembertocheckyourworkwithawebsitethatcanreadyourworkandtell
youwhichpartsareplagiarizedandwhichpartsareunique.Youshouldalwaystothisjustto
besafebecausethenyouknowwhatyouhavetogobackandfix.
Interestingfactsonplagiarism
59%ofhighschoolstudentsadmittedcheatingonatestduringthelastyear.34%
selfreporteddoingitmorethantwotimes.

OneoutofthreehighschoolstudentsadmittedthattheyusedtheInternettoplagiarizean
assignment

Inasurveyof24,000studentsat70highschools,DonaldMcCabe(RutgersUniversity)found
that64percentofstudentsadmittedtocheatingonatest,58percentadmittedtoplagiarism

and95percentsaidtheyparticipatedinsomeformofcheating,whetheritwasonatest,
plagiarismorcopyinghomework.

Conclusion

Inconclusionplagiarismisnotajoke.Itcanresultinseverepunishmentsfromyour
schoolorworkplacelikesuspensionsorbeingfired.Youwillhavetotrythroughoutyour
wholeschoolandworkcareertonotuseplagiarism.Therewillbemanyhardassignmentsor
reportsthatwillneedtobecompletedbutplagiarismisnottheanswer.Therearemanyways
toavoidplagiarismsotrytousethosetohelpyououtlike,alwaysgivingcreditwherecreditis
due.Alwayscheckyourworkwithplagiarismcheckonline.Inmyopinionplagiarismisa
seriousoffenceandweshouldstartteachingpeoplewhentheyareyounghowtoavoiditso
thatitwontbebecomeaproblemintheirlaterlife.Also,thereisathingcalledaccidental
plagiarismsodontgocomplainingtoamanager,bossorteacherthatitwasamistake
becauseaccidentalplagiarismisstillPlagiarism!Finally,plagiarismhasnobenefitsifyouare
caught,justconsequencessoImyselfwouldnotrecommendplagiarismtoanyonewhocares

abouttheiracademiccareer.ThankyouforreadingmyreportandIhopeyoufoundit
informing.

Work Cited

URL:
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism
Article Title: 6 Consequences of Plagiarism
Website Title: 6 Consequences of Plagiarism
URL:
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_plagiarism_1/0,6622,427073-,00.html
Article Title: Basic Rules for Avoiding Plagiarism
Website Title: Basic Rules for Avoiding Plagiarism

URL:
http://www.plagiarism.org/resources/facts-and-stats/
Article Title: Facts & Stats
Website Title: Plagiarism.org

URL:
https://www.bowdoin.edu/studentaffairs/academic-honesty/common-types.shtm
Article Title: Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
Website Title: The Common Types of Plagiarism
URL:
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/plagiarism
Article Title: Simon Fraser University Engaging the World
Website Title: Avoiding Plagiarism

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