The CBS Morning News Plagiarism Story

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, and a serious violation of the honor code and academic honesty in educational institutions. According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is: a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation [1]. In simplified terms, plagiarism is taking and using some else’s work without giving credit to the righteous owner, for using their information. This work includes but is not limited to text, graphs, pictures, statistics, or other types of information that is not considered “common knowledge.” It is also considered as stealing, thus it is not tolerated anywhere in the world, and penalties are strictly

Plagiarism cases can provide insight on the dire consequences that can occur if a student is caught plagiarizing within an academic setting. A former student of Rutgers University, Amanda Serpico, was accused by her professor of plagiarizing on her opinion paper in her argumentation class (Bailey, 2011). Amanda received credit for using citations in a majority of the paper and providing the sources in the reference section, but she did not properly cite at least three verbatim passages that she used within her work (Bailey, 2011). Amanda utilized Turnitin software to review her paper and to detect plagiarism before turning in the assignment for grading to her professor (Bailey, 2011). The plagiarism accusation resulted in Amanda receiving a failing grade on the paper, a failing grade in the course, and being denied admission to several graduate schools. (Bailey,

Plagiarism is an act of lying, cheating, a form of deception. However, it's an easy alternative to getting your work done. People believe that they can get away with plagiarism, but every time the action is done, the risk increases. "What I found is that when you cross the line once, it becomes easier, and easier, to cross it again" (Blair). Jayson Blair was a former journalist in the New York Times who dedicate their lives to finding the truth. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed that Blair wasn't creating his own work.

Plagiarism is a temptation every college student faces. It's also a serious issue that doesn't always get taken care of. I think the way it has been dealt with is strange. Strange in the sense that there isn't just one procedure when it comes to the punishment of those who plagiarize. In Raymond A. Schroth's article, he focused more so on the professor's side of the issue. He also presented ways to prevent the issue in effective ways and gave information on not so effective way. I really enjoyed his approach to the article. Trip Gabriel's article brought to light just how common the issue of plagiarism is. It made me truly question the way students are taught how not to plagiarize and if it needs to be revisited or updated so it's more geared

The word plagiarism is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the action of “...copy[ing] and pass[ing] off (the expression of ideas or words of another) as one’s own… without crediting the source”. In the Howard County Public School’s “Code of Conduct” the levels of severity for consequences regarding actions such as plagiarizing are thoroughly explained using levels. Level I resulting in the least harmful consequences for a student and Level V resulting in the harshest. In my experience with the Level system of punishment, I would place my punishment for plagiarism at Level IV which includes a referral and required parent notification. The outcome of my actions has also resulted in a lunch detention and a zero on the assignment. In this paper, I will be explaining the courses of punishment for academic dishonesty (exclusively plagiarism) at the top three colleges I wish to apply to following high school and what punishment I would have faced if I plagiarized my paper in those colleges. The colleges include University of Maryland, Florida State University, and the University of California, Irvine.

My goal is to demonstrate good academic practice, therefore integrity is a significant characteristic for me to exhibit in order to succeed academically. I believe that plagiarism replicates poor scholarly values and avoiding plagiarism is a reflection of good academic integrity. I have inquired the skills to comprehend the difference between plagiarism and non-plagiarism. Acknowledging the person whose concepts and words I have reproduced is the only effective way to avoid plagiarism. In addition, demonstrating integrity will help me to establish a great student-teacher rapport which may lead to me securing future employment by receiving reputable recommendations from my professors.

Plagiarism is a serious issue that may diminish the value of a scholarly work and interferes with the professional growth of an individual. For example, in 2003, Jayson Blair resigned from his position as a reporter for the New York Time because of “alleged plagiarism” (Dolak, 2003). Another case of plagiarism would be Matthew C. Whitaker, an associate professor at Arizona State University who in 2011 and 2015 was accused of plagiarism (Ryman, 2017). In both scenarios, Jayson Blair and Matthew C. Whitaker failed to properly paraphrase and cite sources (Dolak, 2003; Ryman 2017).

As one begins to grasp the concept of Schroth’s (2012) article The Plagiarism Plague, it is easy to identify the author’s dissatisfaction for plagiarism and the negative connotations he has for someone who is involved in this heinous offense. He initiates and summarizes his commentary with personal stories of how plagiarism has affected him. Schroth offers several solutions for the copyright issue that is upon us; he states, “the sanction for plagiarism must be at least an F on the paper, accompanied by a letter in the student's file to be consulted if it happens again, with the understanding that a second offense would mean expulsion.” Schroth was also sure to mention the collective approach necessary from all educators for his solution to be implemented. He believes the “policy will be effective only with leadership from the president and full cooperation from the faculty.” The writer goes on to explain how plagiarism has become an epidemic in this society and the effects of its prevalence thereof. Although plagiarism has become rampant in this society, it is still immoral and unethical. College students continue to plagiarize however, because they refuse to regard their education as a top priority and it has become culturally acceptable for people to falsify information without any serious penalties for their dishonesty.

I agree with the Marymount’s Academic Integrity Policy and procedures. The Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity has set up rules and procedures that is fair and “balances the needs of the individual students with the needs of the Marymount University community,” (Marymount University Community Standards). As much as I agree with other articles written in the past that plagiarism is not always intentional but I also understand the ignorance of the rules is not an excuse. The rules and procedures are reasonable and for everyone. The rules are fair because at some point we made a choice to abide by the policies and the expectations of Marymount University. Knowledge is your best bet against ignorance: “even the most honest, ethical

After watching CBS Morning News "Plagiarism" story, I was very shocked that it was that easy to plagiarize. I was shocked to see that people who chose to be authors have plagiarized. Why go into a profession and then steal someone else's work and use it as their own. Then to pass it off in a book or song. I think a person that does all of that loses all creditability. I think there is a big difference between making a few a simple mistakes, like not quoting or paraphrasing and giving credit where credit is due. Mistakes like that happen and can be fixed, but it one thing to pass something off as your own when clearly it is not. To me this means learning the proper way to avoid plagiarism by learning the how to correctly write your papers. Learning

For all intents and purposes, plagiarism is defined as the practice of taking someone’s thoughts and/or ideas and claiming them as your own or not giving them their due credit as the originator. Even though plagiarism sounds like it isn’t that big of a deal, it most definitely is and can have life-changing consequences for those who commit it. One such incident can be found in the case of Gabrielle Napolitano. In January of 1982, Napolitano, who was a senior at Princeton University, was found to have plagiarized a large portion of a 12-page term paper. While she did provide footnotes, she neglected to provide citations in the text for paraphrased material and she neglected to include any quotations for words and phrases that she used from a book. The University took the situation very serious and one month later decided that Napolitano was guilty. Her punishment was to be the denial of her diploma for a period of 1 year (Plagiarism, 2017).

Plagiarism is something is strive not to do anytime I am required to write a paper. There is always a small fear nagging me when I'm writing so work hard to put any and all content I read or see into my own words. Plagerism is easy to do these days, with the help of the internet and web sites offering to write papers for you for a price, copy and past features and the enourmouse amount of information out there. In my mind the risks out weight the benifits, not to mention I would never want to take credit for someonelses work. I may not always present my thoughts correctly to the reader, but they are my thoughts and not some unknow person on the itnernet or famouse person from history. My successful completion of this class with give me the

Plagiarism, what is it and how to avoid it has been a major question on every students’ mind. Sure it is easy just to copy and paste and take all the credit for the work that another individual put in, but is it worth it? According to WPA, Writing Program Administrators, the definition of plagiarism as states, “plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source.” Plagiarism has always concerned teachers and administrators, who want students’ work to repre¬sent their own efforts and to reflect the outcomes of their learning. However, with the advent of the Internet and easy access to almost limitless written material on

Academic learning in today’s changing world brings demands to future professionals. Whether in a traditional classroom, or through distance learning, one thing is similar and which cannot bring forth a successful educational future. One thing that can damage anyone’s academic future is plagiarism. Whether being the future of a straight “A” student, or a student who is just getting by. The fact remains that anyone can fall victim to plagiarism. Plagiarism is the use of other writer’s words without acknowledging the source and taking those words and passing them off as one’s own ideas (Jones, 2001). Some people may think plagiarism is just copying someone else’s work but in reality plagiarism is much serious and hold very serious

I know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it - I have completed the Academic Integrity Module in this unit or another unit or I understand the requirement for full referencing of all material that comes from another person or source.