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Avoiding Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is defined as taking another person's words or ideas and using them as if they were your own, without giving the original author credit. 

Forms of Plagiarism

• • Direct Copying: Using someone else's exact text without quotation marks. 

  • Paraphrasing Without Citation: Rephrasing someone's ideas but still failing to cite the original source. 

  • Patchwriting: Changing only a few words or phrases from the original source while keeping the structure and much of the language the same. 

  • Submitting Non-Original Work: Presenting work that you did not create, whether it's an entire paper or sections of it. 

Why Avoiding Plagiarism Matters

• Intellectual Honesty: It is a fundamental principle of academic and professional integrity to be honest about the source of your ideas. 

• Respect for Others' Work: It is a form of theft and a disrespect to the creators of the original work. 

• Building on a Conversation: In academics, you are joining an ongoing conversation, and plagiarism misrepresents your participation in that conversation. 

• Consequences: Plagiarism can lead to academic penalties like failing grades, suspension, or expulsion, as well as professional repercussions and even legal action. 

How to Avoid Plagiarism

• Cite Your Sources: Always attribute words and ideas to their original source. 

• Use Quotation Marks: For any text you copy directly from another source, use quotation marks and provide a citation. 

• Paraphrase Properly: When you put ideas into your own words, you must still cite the source of the original idea. 

• Summarize Effectively: Condense information from sources but always provide a citation for the original information. 

• Use Plagiarism Checkers: Use software to check your work for similarity to other sources before submitting it.