Plagiarism

Paper Summary:

This paper provides an overview of what plagiarism is, as well as the types of plagiarism that are often found. It describes the prevalence of plagiarism, specifically plagiarism of written resources in the academic world, whether these resources are published electronically or in the more traditional sense, on paper. The paper then discusses methods that can be used to prevent and avoid plagiarism.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Plagiarism Overview
Types of Plagiarism
Avoiding Plagiarism
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"There are several different types of plagiarism, many of which are new thanks to the introduction of the Internet and its wealth of resources. There are the traditional forms of plagiarism such as turning in another person's work as their own as well as turning in a paper that the student has asked a peer to write. Copying material from a source without giving proper citation is also a traditional type of plagiarism, whether that material be hand-copied from a book or copied and pasted from an electronic source. Even when a source is properly documented, but direct quotations do not include the quotation marks, this is a form a plagiarism, as is paraphrasing material from a source without giving proper acknowledgement. The Internet has also introduced the purchasing a paper from an online term paper service as another form of plagiarism, as is turning in work that was located on a 'free term paper' website ("Avoiding Plagiarism")."

Sample of Sources Used:

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