To avoid plagiarism, writers must first be able to recognize what it looks like. There are multiple types of plagiarism, and, whether intentional and unintentional, all forms of plagiarism count as academic dishonesty. To begin with, here is a concise definition of plagiarism as understood in Western academia: Plagiarism: the usage of another's ideas, words, or creation in any form, in part, or in full without crediting the original author of the source used.
According to The Chicago School Academic Catalog and Student Handbook (2017), plagiarism is
intentionally or unintentionally representing words, ideas, or data from any source as one's own original work. The use or reproduction of another's work without appropriate attribution in the form of complete, accurate, and properly formatted citations constitutes plagiarism. Examples o f plagiarism, include but are not limited to, copying the work of another verbatim without using quotation marks, revising the work of another by making only minor word changes without explanation, attribution, and citation, paraphrasing the work of another without the appropriate citation. A student is expected to produce original work in all papers, coursework, dissertation, and other academic projects (including case studies from internship or practicum sites) and to follow appropriate rules governing attribution that apply to the work product.
Carelessness, or failure to properly follow appropriate rules governing source attribution (for example, those contained in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association), can be construed to be plagiarism when multiple mistakes in formatting citations are made in the same paper. Further, a single example of failing to use quotation marks appropriately may be considered plagiarism.
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