The only way for students to avoid plagiarism is to properly cite the sources, acknowledging and referring to the author of an original text. All schools, colleges, universities apply very harsh measures for those students caught with plagiarism - it either can be a failing grade or a complete discharge from the institution. Vast availability of Internet resources made it extremely easy for students to copy/paste materials without giving any credits to real authors. Plagiarism prevention and detectionĪcademic plagiarism detection is one of the most significant problems in today’s education. So, in theory, one might get punished quite severely for passing off someone's work as his own or, worse, for an attempt to get credit for something that does not belong to him (thoughts, words, ideas). Most developed countries, such as the U.S., Canada, the EU, Australia, have copyright laws that protect intellectual property.
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to “plagiarize” meansġ) to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's ownĢ) to use (another's production) without crediting the sourceĤ) to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.Įven though composing an essay or a blog post with the usage of a text written by an unknown writer found in the Internet might seem very innocent, it is not at all.
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