Plagiarism and its Consequences

 

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Plagiarism and its Consequences

Plagiarism is basically using someone's writings without proper crediting the author of the work. It’s also using someone else work as if it is one’s own without their consent. Most academic institutions take plagiarism seriously. It is regarded as academic dishonesty and student who plagiarizes their work are severely punished. In many cases, the student receives a zero grade. Repeat cases of infringement of copyright could lead to being expelled out of the institution.

 

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What Exactly Is Considered To Be Plagiarism?

· Copying ideas or words from someone else without giving them credit.

· Failing to put quotation marks in words used/spoken by another person

· Profiting from other people’s literary ideas and writings without their consent

· It is stealing and passing off someone else words or ideas as one’s own.

· Presenting an idea is new or original retrieved from another source.

What are the Consequences of Plagiarism?

The consequences of infringement of copyright vary depending on where and how it occurred. Plagiarism can be personal, ethical, professional or legal

The reputation of the student is destroyed

A student can be expelled or suspended due to the allegations of this malpractice. A bad academic record that involves infringement of copyright can cause a student to be restricted from joining another school. Most colleges and schools don’t take this offense lightly. Most students are suspended after such violations.

Plagiarism can lead to the destruction of a professional reputation.

A scandal that involves copyright can affect people that are not guilty of the offense. It can lead to the spreading of rumors concerning their integrity. Plagiarism can also discredit the victim’s entire profession. All the hard work that the person has put in building their reputation can end up being destroyed, and it will be hard finding another job after you are relieved of their position.

Plagiarism can also harm the reputation of the academic institution

Infringement of copyright cases can also affect the reputation of the academic system. When plagiarism is exposed by the press, it ends up affecting the academic stakeholders too. Plagiarists in an academic institution not only ruin their reputation but may end up damaging the institution's reputation too.

Legal Action

Besides ruining your reputation and profession, you can end up in jail if the copyright laws are broken.

How to Avoid and Minimize the Cases of Plagiarism

Through understanding the context

It is always advisable to restating ideas using your own words. Avoid copy and pasting information from your online sources. You can achieve this by having a clear outline of your work, which will help you highlight the main ideas and will be easier to develop them when working on your paper rather than copy-pasting how another author has outlined.  Make sure to check out how to write an outline for a research paper before beginning your work and ensure you understand how to identify the major ideas during your research stage.

Use quotation marks in a quotation

Use quotes to indicate that you took that particular text from someone’s work. Quotes should appear exactly as it is in your sources work.

Put references or citation in your work

Plagiarism can be sometimes avoided through citing sources. Therefore, acknowledging that you borrowed the material. Any ideas or words taken from another source should be cited. You can avoid plagiarism by carefully keeping notes of your sources and making a complete reference list. Common knowledge and facts, you can sometimes use references.

Use a good plagiarism checker

Use online tools that will detect the percentage of uniqueness in your paper. A good checker allows you to know which part of your work is copied from other sources. With plagiarism check software, it has become easier to detect plagiarism. Better yet, most online plagiarism checkers are free.

Conclusion

Being aware of the consequence of infringement of copyright allows you to avoid such. Always check the uniqueness percentage in your every paper to avoid getting in trouble. Always pass your work through a plagiarism checker before uploading or submitting it to your lecturer. 

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