Essay on Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is “the representation of another person’s words, ideas or information as if they were one’s own” (Stepchyshyn and Nelson, 2007, p.31). In simple words, this means taking someone’s work and presenting it as if it were completely yours. It is also known as “imitation, cheating, cribbing and stealing” (Marsh, 2007, p.1).
According to Neville there are three types of plagiarism. The first type would be collusion. This is basically when you copy another person’s work and present it as your own. The second type is replication. To replicate something is to make a copy of it; therefore Replication is when you present a piece of work with a high percentage of copied words from the original author. And finally when you paraphrase without mentioning the original author, which in simple terms, means to take someone’s ideas and write them as your own without saying who wrote it (Neville, 2007).
However there are other types of plagiarism too such as falsification for example. Which can occur by inventing data to support your arguments, stealing a copy of an exam...etc (Neville 2007)
There are a lot of reasons why people plagiarise at school or university. The main two according to Dordoy are: to get higher grades and because of laziness and bad time management (Neville, 2007). But if you ask any student they would normally say “cheating is no big deal. You just do it” (Lathrop and Foss, 2005), but there is more to the idea of “just copying”. There is a lack of honesty as you are basically saying those ideas are your own and not someone else’s (Higson, 2009).
Therefore it is extremely important to reference because in this way, you recognize other people’s words and ideas. As well as giving more authority to your conclusions showing you have deeply studied the topic.
So remember you should never “copy and paste” someone else’s work! (Tissington, Hasel and Matthiesen, 2009)
Plagiarism is “the representation of another person’s words, ideas or information as if they were one’s own” (Stepchyshyn and Nelson, 2007, p.31). In simple words, this means taking someone’s work and presenting it as if it were completely yours. It is also known as “imitation, cheating, cribbing and stealing” (Marsh, 2007, p.1).
According to Neville there are three types of plagiarism. The first type would be collusion. This is basically when you copy another person’s work and present it as your own. The second type is replication. To replicate something is to make a copy of it; therefore Replication is when you present a piece of work with a high percentage of copied words from the original author. And finally when you paraphrase without mentioning the original author, which in simple terms, means to take someone’s ideas and write them as your own without saying who wrote it (Neville, 2007).
However there are other types of plagiarism too such as falsification for example. Which can occur by inventing data to support your arguments, stealing a copy of an exam...etc (Neville 2007)
There are a lot of reasons why people plagiarise at school or university. The main two according to Dordoy are: to get higher grades and because of laziness and bad time management (Neville, 2007). But if you ask any student they would normally say “cheating is no big deal. You just do it” (Lathrop and Foss, 2005), but there is more to the idea of “just copying”. There is a lack of honesty as you are basically saying those ideas are your own and not someone else’s (Higson, 2009).
Therefore it is extremely important to reference because in this way, you recognize other people’s words and ideas. As well as giving more authority to your conclusions showing you have deeply studied the topic.
So remember you should never “copy and paste” someone else’s work! (Tissington, Hasel and Matthiesen, 2009)
References: • Higson, 2009. BS1131 Lecture notes. Essay Writing and Referencing. 16th October 2009. Retrieved from Aston Business School. Blackboard website: http://bb.aston.ac.uk/ . • Lathrop, A. and Foss, K. (2005). Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity: Strategies for change. Google books [Online] Available at: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qD8_KXOqa6EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=plagiarism#v=onepage&q=&f=false (Accessed: 28 October 2009). • Marsh, B. (2007) Plagiarism: Alchemy and remedy in higher education. Google books [Online]. Available at: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HuZfNIliGIMC&pg=PP1&dq=plagiarism#v=onepage&q=&f=false (Accessed: 29 October 2009). • Neville, C. (2007) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Maidenhead: Open University Press. • Stepchyshyn, V. Ands Nelson, R.S. (2007) Library plagiarism policies. Google books [Online]. Available at: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OHamIn5dPR8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=library+plagiarism+policies#v=onepage&q=&f=false (Accessed: 29 October 2009). • Tissington, P., Hasel, M. And Matthiesen, J. (2009) How to write successful Business and Management Essay. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.