Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

It is an act of intellectual theft

Who is a plagiarist?To be blunt he or she is a is a thief

• An Act of Shame•Shameless Act

• A senseless Act

Lack of Knowledge Lack of Language Lack of Application Lack of Thinking Lack of Ideas Desire for Higher Grades Lack of Time Ignorance of the Consequence Lack of Stringent actions against the

Plagiarists

A Plague that infects the Academia A Parasite that Mars Development in

Research Weakens the Research in General Academic development is Hindered Academic Integrity of the Plagiarist is at

Stake

Word Plagiarism Sentence Plagiarism Paragraph Plagiarism Style Plagiarism Work plagiarism Multiple Sources Plagiarism Wrapper Swap Plagiarism Unintentional Plagiarism Performance Enhancement Plagiarism

Act of Dishonesty An Example for Lack of Academic Integrity Academic Forgery. It is a cancer that eats into the vitals of

critical enquiry and disinterested learning It is a syndrome which captures the immune

system of academic Power house It is an academic scandal In the wide spectrum of academia it plays a

kings role in dethroning the kingdom of Intellectual development

Acquire Proficiency in the Language Acquire Proficiency in the Subject Improve Thinking Develop Attitude for Research Understand the Consequences of

Plagiarism

After overcoming basic temptations fromPlagiarism one should learn the way to acknowledge

sources There are certain things such as common

knowledge which does not require documentation Basic biography of an author The dates of a historical event Direct quotations and paraphrases are documented Proverbs, sayings and clichés are not documented. In case of doubt cite your source or sources

Variants of Plagiarism

Good Borrowing Bad Borrowing Plain Thieving

Self- Plagiarism

Same ideas in several papers Submitting an old paper without

permission Taking ideas from the same persons

other works Submitting same UG thesis again for PG

grade

Works of Collaboration

In a joint paper the role of the writers should

Be properly demarked That is, who wrote what in the paper

should be mentioned In group projects the scholars should be

assigned specific tasks and it should be acknowledged

Copyright and Plagiarism

Plagiarism is also an act of copyright violation

Even with acknowledging the source one may commit copyright violation

One should request permission from the copyright owners if one uses materials beyond quotable limit– say a whole book

To include an work in the anthology one should get the permission from copyright owners

Intellectual Property Right

All the copyright laws are governed by Intellectual Properties Right

Certain works are out of copyright The works published after several years

may be out of copyright State owned or Nationalised works Open source software and resources

Plagiarism and Indian Academia

Indian academia is plagued by plagiarism Unethical academic activities mar the ambience

of research Members of teaching faculty involving in more

academic scams ruin the scope of research and the future of the nation

Academic scams are more destructive than financial scams

It ruins the reputation of research It is a social malady Leads to academic malnutrition

More on Plagiarism

Plagiarius in Latin means‘’Kidnapper, seducer, literary thief”

“Wrongful appropriation and publication as one’s own”- C. T. Onions

Plagiary-nounPlagiarize- verb

More forms Of Plagiarism

Intentional plagiarism Unintentional Plagiarism Conscious Plagiarism Unconscious plagiarism Deliberate plagiarism Music plagiarism

Definitions of Plagiarism

A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is

presented as being your own work

the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they

were your ownwordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Plagiarism, as defined in the 1995 Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary, is the "use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism

The act of plagiarizing: the copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; Text or other work resulting from this acten.wiktionary.org/wiki/plagiarism

plagiarize - take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual propertywordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

plagiarize - To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing/speechen.wiktionary.org/wiki/plagiarize

The act of copying any portion of another's work and representing it as your own, regardless of whether or not the work is copyrighted or in the public domain. It is unethical to do so, and if a copyrighted work is involved it can also be an infringement of property rights. ...www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/kidantipiracy02.htm

Copying someone else's work and pretending that you wrote it .www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberethics_glossary.htm

Submitting material that in part or whole is not entirely one's own work without attributing those same portions to their correct source.www.northwestern.edu/uacc/defines.html

Failure to give the source of a quotation or paraphrase in which the language, thoughts, or ideas of another person are used as one's own. www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/ollc_glossary.phtml

Passing off someone else's work as your own. You must follow certain guidelines to properly acknowledge the use of other people's ideas in your work. ...www.netnet.org/students/student%20glossary.htm