PLAGIARISM

HIRA SAEED KHAN

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Plagiarism is passing off

(stealing) another
person’s work as your
WHAT IS own
• Submitting a paper you didn’t write
PLAGIARISM? "Borrowed thoughts, like
borrowed money, only show
the poverty of the borrower.“
- Lady Marguerite Blessington
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• PLAGIARISM IS
NOT ALLOWED
IS IT A crime? AND CONSIDERED
AN ACADEMIC
CRIME
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TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:

 Copying Plagiarism
 Patchwork Plagiarism
 Paraphrasing Plagiarism
 Unintentional Plagiarism
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 Plagiarism happens more

WHY frequently because of the
NOWADAYS Internet
 Many sources are
PLAGIARISM IS A available easily
BIG PROBLEM? (Remember: not all
sources are “good”
sources!)
 Sometimes people don’t
realize they are
plagiarizing
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• Failing grade
Why you want to • Failing course
avoid • Dismissal from school or
plagiarism? university
• Loss of job
 HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM?
• Choose your resources carefully
• Do your research thoroughly
• Synthesize your information
– This means do all your research,
take notes and think about what it all means
• Be able to talk about and explain what you’ve
learned, as well as write about it in your own words
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 Cite your sources correctly

Do:
 Several formats are available
for citing
• MLA (Modern Language
Association)
• APA (American
Psychological Association)
 Your teacher will tell you
which style to use
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 Copy information as pass off

as your own
 Copy and paste from Internet
 Use ideas but forget to give
Don’t: credit
 Quote or cite statistics without
crediting the source
 Make up sources or give
incorrect source information
 Use videos, pictures, songs
without permission
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