Plagiarism is using someone else’s words exactly as they said
it or wrote it. To avoid it, you must either
use your own words – paraphrasing – or use quotes around those people’s words
and then cite it at the end and after the quotes.
According to Purdue’s website, “There are some actions that
can almost unquestionably be labeled plagiarism. Some of these include buying, stealing, or borrowing a paper
(including, of course, copying an entire paper or article from the Web); hiring someone to write your paper
for you; and copying large
sections of text from a source without quotation marks or
proper citation.” (The Purdue OWL. Purdue U
Writing Lab, 2010. Web. April 10, 2014).
So, if you want to use someone else’s exact words, you have
to use quotes and cite it. If you want
to use a picture that is someone else’s, you have to cite it. You can use free sources that are free to
use, share, and modify. You could use
Google and just put on those advance search filters.
You can paraphrase stuff.
If you do paraphrase, just make sure all the words you use are not what
it is in that person’s sentence. Change
the words, use your own.
You can take your own notes by looking at something that is
written or as someone is talking. Write
down what you think they are saying in your own words. If you’re interviewing someone, same thing,
use your own words. But, if you want to
use that person’s exact word, use quotes, and get their permission and then
cite it. You could use direct quotes but
just have to cite it and quote it in quotation marks. You could use other people’s work but it just
has to be quoted and cited so they get the credit.
A lot of universities use plagiarism software to check if
students are or have plagiarized. A “facilitator’s
role is to educate learners about copyright, fair use, plagiarism, and cheating.” (Laureate Education, Inc., n.d., "Plagiarism
and Cheating")
References:
The Purdue OWL.
Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. April 10, 2014, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/1/
"Plagiarism and Cheating". Dr. Palloff and Dr. Pratt. Laureate Education, Inc. (n.d.)
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