Daniel Austin

ETEC-424-01W

Professor Wolfe

Why Plagiarism is not in Students’ Best Interest

What is plagiarism? Plagiarism comes in many forms but each form states it’s taking

something that isn’t yours but passing it off as your own idea without giving the proper source,

(book, journal, media platforms, etc...), this is a serious offense which can have dire

consequences to your academia success. According to (P.org) plagiarism is the expression of

ones ideas, which is intellectual property of the person(s) and are there protected by copyright

laws (Plagairism.org). When you are writing from a source or multiple sources from reading

make sure to put into your own words to avoid plagiarizing and if you must then give credit to

the proper source(s) by just simply citing the source(s), using quotation marks and giving the

proper credit. Most commonly when you are in delivering a paper for any kind of school it

usually results in failure, jobs you could even be terminated for passing someone else’s work as

your own. Just remember the steps of citing and quotation marks to give proper credit.

One thing I found really interesting while researching plagiarism, is the many types of

plagiarisms there is, as I stated in the previous paragraph that there are multiple forms of

plagiarism. One find was self-plagiarism, which is defined by turning in a piece of intellectual

work that you have turned into a teacher/professor, but that same piece of work you turned into

the first teacher/professor you turn it into another teacher/professor without getting their

acknowledgment talking to them; which is getting permission from them, just ask the professor

to avoid getting a F for the class. Next, is the most traditional way that everyone knows which
the direct plagiarism, in this you are just copying someone else’s work; word for word and

passing it as your own work, without proper citations or quotation marks (bowdin.edu).

Lastly, while researching a question got asked about plagiarism. The question which

from, poorvucenter.yale.edu, “Where is my voice?” When writing be sure to ask yourself does

this include my voice while you are writing from a source(s), if the answer is no; be sure to input

the proper citations and/or quotation marks into place to avoid and kind of fraud. If you think

you have input too much of the source into your paper go back and reread it or have someone

else read it to make sure that your voice is being heard with your own thoughts, expression, and

ideas.

Reference List

What is plagiarism? (2017, May 18). Retrieved from https://www.plagiarism.org/article/what-is-

plagiarism

Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism: Poorvu Center for teaching and learning. (n.d.).

Retrieved from https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/writing/using-sources/understanding-and-

avoiding-plagiarism

The common types of plagiarism. (n.d.). Retrieved February 05, 2021, from

https://www.bowdoin.edu/dean-of-students/judicial-board/academic-honesty-and-

plagiarism/common-types-of-plagiarism.html