Information here is my view of Plagiarism Detection and Prevention
I think that as long as you site your source then you are perfectly fine and it is not plagiarism.In the real world you do not have to worry about plagiarism, its just in the educational world, everyone borrows information and normally citing is the issue where people are considered plagering work.for this posting I refuse to cite my sources that I got from plagerism.com
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What is Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
©2013 • Lawrance A. Holton II
this is my experience of Plagiarism Detection and Prevention
We all have done it at some point, I actually was almost kicked out of school for submitting a paper I had previously written. So I was in trouble for stealing my own words, in the real world you look foolish for quoting yourself
©2013 • Lawrance A. Holton II
What plagiarism detection software is available to online instructors?
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Hi Lawrence,
ReplyDeleteI do agree that plagiarism is not looked at the same in the business world. When I would write something at work and need more information, it was encouraged to ask another co-worker for their information that they recently did. Most of the co-workers eagerly gave articles, and we never cited the author. No one looked at it as stealing. If we didn't seek the information on a previously written topic, then we were looked at as at fault.
In online learning, it is tempting to cheat as a shortcut, especially if the learners are behind in their work due to unseen circumstances. However, if the learners do cheat, then they do not learn anything. Borrowing someone's original idea, and using it or stealing it and claiming it as one's own constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism. org is a wonderful site where learners can learn about plagiarism. This site offers a host of topics about plagiarism, how to cite sources, and a question and answer page. An interested person can even get their papers/documents checked for a small fee.
Reference:
What is plagiarism? Learn more or check for plagiarism. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://plagiarism.org/
Plagiarism is what I like to call the academic assassin. It is ok to borrow work and long as your provide the proper credit to the person who has done the original piece. It is tempting to copy a sentence or two here and there and piece together a report for a teacher. I have had students do it before. Luckily I take interest in my students writing about history as was able to catch on to the game.
ReplyDeleteLawrence,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts around plagiarism. I was wondering if you had any thoughts about whether or not it is an issue. If so, do you think we should do something to help solve it.
Erika