What is Plagiarism
"Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original
authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else's written
or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate
acknowledgement". - Wikipedia
Plagiarism is very serious. The rapid emergence of the internet
since the mid-nineties has only aided in making it easier for people
to commit plagiarism, particularly in the academic industry; school
cheat sites popping up by the minute, essay websites - branding
themselves as 'research assistance' popping up by the hour.
Plagiarism is the use of another's words or ideas without recognising
creditation. The word 'plagiarism' is derived from the Latin word
for 'kidnapper'. There are different types and various degrees of
plagiarism. Plagiarism can take many forms, defining exactly what
it is can quite often be very difficult. There are an abundance
of resources both offline and online that delve deep into plagiarism,
these can be found in our resources section. As a quick guide, plagiarism
can defined and grouped under these categories.
Definitions of Plagiarism
- to steal and pass off someone else's work as your own
- using literary from another source without quoting or citing
- using text and information from a source without creditation
- closely paraphrasing a literary source in a way that it remains
very similar to the original
The above is a quick guide, further discussions on the rules can
be seen at the following address (and also our resources section):
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