Understanding Plagiarism

Article Review # 116255

Education
Ethics

A look at the article of "Don't Plagiarize!!" by Susan Smith Nash.

924 words () | 1 source | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper attempts to show how Susan Smith Nash's article "Don't Plagiarize!!" makes several excellent points in helping students to understand plagiarism without being condescending or accusatory. The paper discusses the article's identification of the five most common forms of plagiarism. The paper contends that the act of plagiarism is academically and morally wrong.

From the Paper:

"To be fair, there are students who are not skilled at note-taking and may plagiarize unintentionally. They may have written down specific words from the text rather than paraphrase or extract solely the details for compilation in their own words. However, experience dictates that instructors are somewhat lenient if this is detected, giving the student another chance before their academic reputation is permanently tarnished. An example of this is including the plagiarized reference in the bibliography but lacking proper citation for paraphrasing or quotation marks for statements taken as direct quotes from the source."

Sample of Sources Used:

Nash, S. S. (n.d.). Don't plagiarize!! Retrieved November 29, 2007, from The Writing Survival Guide Web site: http://www.beyondutopia.net/writing-survival-guide/plagiarism/