This page takes a look at plagiarism. It discusses its meaning, results and consequences.
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Plagiarism is taking another person's words or ideas and using them as if they were your own. It can be either deliberate or accidental. Plagiarism is taken very seriously in education. If even a small section of your work is found to have been plagiarised, it is likely that you will be given a failing grade for that assignment. In some cases in a university, it may be necessary for you to repeat the course completely or you may even be expelled from the university.
Plagiarism
It will always be assumed that the words or ideas are your own if you do not say otherwise. When the words or ideas you are using are taken from another writer, you must make this clear. If you do not do this and use another person's words or ideas as if they were your own, this is Plagiarism and plagiarism is regarded as a very serious offence.
In the NewsPlagiarism in the news
A well-known historian was recently involved in a big plagiarism scandal. After receiving her PhD from Harvard University, she enjoyed a successful career teaching, publishing, making regular television appearances and more. She even won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995. So what happened? It was discovered that large passages of her book were taken from an earlier work by someone else—with no attributions to the original source.
Her excuse? Oops—she says she got her notes mixed up and confused direct quotes from outside sources for her own thoughts. Her reputation as an historian and award-winning author was tarnished forever. A good explanation of what plagarism is.
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Three reasons why you should not plagiarize:
"Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing." |
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