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Plagiarism. What is Plagiarism ?. pla·gia·rism /' ple?d ??? r?z?m , - d?i ?? r?z -/ Show Spelled[ pley-juh-riz-uhm , - jee -uh- riz -] Show IPA
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What is Plagiarism? • pla·gia·rism • /'ple?d???r?z?m, -d?i??r?z-/ Show Spelled[pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] Show IPA 1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. 2.something used and represented in this manner. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plagiarism
These days, plagiarism is an epidemic! Especially with the internet, students can copy whole essays and assignments without anyone knowing. • In fact, plagiarism is becoming so bad, Universities and schools are now employing full time people to try to combat plagiarism. There is too many resources and places where students can plagiarize without getting caught. But there are ways to stop it
1. Ask your student to write a draft and then hand them up with the assignment or essay
Most assignments and essays require you to cite or reference your sources. The majority of plagiarism cases don't site their resources at all. This is very true in the case of people who plagiarize from the internet. Most essays on the internet do not have references for their sources.
References • http://www.google.com.ph/imglanding?q=plagiarism&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=581&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&tbnid=y5XWNtB-MVH9jM:&imgrefurl=http://exiledonline.com/liberal-plagiarism-alert/&imgurl=http://exiledonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/plagiarism3.gif&zoom=1&w=420&h=234&iact=hc&ei=rBSkTJ7LCdSjcYrGtZgI&oei=rBSkTJ7LCdSjcYrGtZgI&esq=1&page=1&tbnh=102&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0 • http://www.turnitin.com/static/pdf/datasheet_plagiarism.pdf • http://www.google.com.ph/images?hl=en&q=citing%20your%20sources&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1366&bih=581