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Types of Plagiarism
- Cut/copy and paste material from the Web
- To download documents from the Internet and hand this material in as your own work
- Copying the work of another student (past or present), including essay material, laboratory data or computer source code;
- Copying course material or lecture notes without acknowledging
- Copying material out of a textbook or journal, without citing & referencing the source
Three most common types of Plagiasism
- Copying another person's work, including the work of another student (with or without their consent) and claiming or pretending it is your own
- Presenting arguments that use a blend of your own and a significant percentage of copied words of the original author without acknowledging the source
- Paraphrasing another person's work, but not giving due acknowledgement to the original writer
Consequences of Plagiarism
- Plagiarism is illegal: It may be regarded as a criminal offence
- If a student is found guilty of plagiarism: He/she may be expelled from the university
- By a court of law: a fine or imprisonment may be imposed
- Plagiarism is unethical because it is intellectual theft – the plagiariser stands to benefit or gain an unfair advantage from the theft.
- It is in conflict with UJ values of trust and academic integrity.
- It is dishonest (a form of theft).
- It shows disrespect for the rights of the original author.
- It tarnishes the University reputation, and diminishes the value of your qualifications
- It casts suspicion on the honest work of other students
How to Avoid Plagiarism & Types of Plagiarism
How to avoid Plagiarism UJ Library video
Unintentional & Intentional Plagiarism Defined
Intentional plagiarism is claiming sole authorship of a work that you know to have been largely written by someone else.
Examples of Intentional Plagiarism:
- Purchasing a pre-written paper (either by mail or electronically).
- Letting someone else write part or all of a paper for you.
- Paying someone else to write part or all of a paper for you.
- Submitting as your own someone else's unpublished work (including a computer program or algorithm), either with or without permission.
- Submitting as your own, work done jointly by a group in which you may have participated.
- Submitting work done by you, but for another class or another purpose without documenting that it was previously used.
- Creating phony citations.
Credit: Duke University
Unintentional plagiarism is plagiarism that results from the disregard for proper scholarly procedures.
Examples of Unintentional Plagiarism:
- Failure to cite a source that is not common knowledge.
- Failure to "quote" or block quote author's exact words, even if documented.
- Failure to put a paraphrase in your own words, even if documented.
- Failure to put a summary in your own words, even if documented.
- Failure to be loyal to a source.
Credit: Duke University
Unintentional & Intentional Plagiarism
UJ Library Books
Publication Date: 2009-02-05
Barry Gilmore is participating in a FREE on-line roundtable webinar "Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Voices from the Front Lines -- What's Happening in High Schools Now." To learn more visit www.plagiarism.org Plainly put, plagiarism isn't acceptable. But what's not so simple for students to understand is what exactly plagiarism is, how it happens, and how to avoid it. That's why Barry Gilmore's Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students is a must-have for student writers. In Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students, Barry Gilmore follows up on his teacher's guide Plagiarism: Why It Happens How to Prevent It.