The Credibility Of Plagiarism In The Workplace

Plagiarism extends beyond just the academic realm. There have been many instances, in professional fields, of integrity violations in written works. One example of this is Jayson Blair, formerly of the New York Times. After his news agency found that he had plagiarized an article. The article, which was written about a Soldier who was killed in combat, and his family, was found to be plagiarized from the San Antonio Express. (Belt, 2004). This was not the only story that Blair copied, embellished, or synthesized. There were, in fact, dozens of questionable articles written by Blair during his tenure with the news agency. Because his supervisors were not communicating effectively, and no major complaints were registered, Blair was able

In this article that I found it discusses plagiarism, on where it originated from, It also is where it gets its name from and what it exactly means. To me this article was important to my worksheet paper. It explains the importance of not plagiarizing and it also goes over the different ways of avoiding plagiarism.

Mac, R. (2010, February 11). 9 Counties, 8 Bridges, 7 Million People Search Bay Area SEARCH The Temptation to Cheat in Computer Science Classes at Stanford. New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016, from http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/heading-off-the-temptation-to-cheat-in-computer-science-classes-at-stanford/?hp&_r=0

Through writing I have learned the importance of citation and how there are different types of formats when used in writing a paper. There are two mainly used styles that are known as in-text citation and they give information about the sources you have used. After having your citation it is important to add quotation marks before and after the text to show that it is not your original work. After this, we have to have a work cited or a list of references of where we got our information. There is APA, MLA, and other citation formats used in different kinds of writing. These formats depend on the kind of teacher you have and the kind of style they want you to use. The APA format style is more for psychology, education, and other social sciences.

Academic integrity has always been an integral aspect of my education. As a 4.0 Honors College student here at George Mason University, I have seen what separates the professionally crafted from the plagiarized. Plagiarism is a tricky concept. In most instances, students may not know that they are plagiarizing. The role of the Honor Committee is to educate students on issues of academic integrity and enforce the rules against plagiarized work. Educating students includes doing presentations and online educational tutorials about the various types of plagiarism and how to prevent plagiarizing. To enforce the rules Honor Committee members sit on a panel to provide fair hearings on cases of academic integrity violations.

The social mantra that life’s success is determined by one’s academic accomplishment contributes to the pressure placed upon students to strive for the best academic standing, often at any cost. Unfortunately, in this scenario the focus on grades may have more importance than the focus on acquiring knowledge and a lack of academic integrity has become increasingly more prevalent in the educational system within the last few decades. As a result schools have begun invoking severe punishment upon students who exhibit academic dishonesty within their schoolwork. Although academic dishonesty is deceitful and fraudulent, the social and economic

Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity and can be described as the unethical practice of copying a person’s ideas and passing them off as your own. It is crucial to avoid plagiarising an author’s work when conducting research and writing reports, both as a university student and an employee. Essentially, when using another author’s ideas, it should be summarised explaining the main points of the article by using one’s own words. However, when information is paraphrased or direct quotes from the original author are included, the author needs to be acknowledged using a referencing system. The referencing system that I currently use in my studies at UniSA to acknowledge another author’s work is the Harvard referencing system. This is an

The UMUC plagiarism policy, part of the Academic Integrity, should be the first thing every college student get familiar with. Ever discovered case will be investigated and might result in serious repercussions. The student might be even removed from the class. Plagiarism can appear in many, different forms, but it can be mainly categorized into the intentional and unintentional. Intentional plagiarism is when the person presents their work, while knowing that it doesn't consist of their own, original idea. In other words, its deliberately stealing someone else work. The unintentional plagiarism can be just as harmful. It happens when the person fails or forgets to cite their source, put the quotation marks on the quote they used or even

What is plagiarism? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, plagiarism is the act of literary theft that consists of stealing another one’s idea or work and crediting it as your own. People may think it is easy to get away with plagiarism, but the price to be paid for plagiarizing cannot only affect people’s academic lives, but it can also bleed into their careers as well as legal matters.

One author calls plagiarism the "cardinal sin" of journalism (Fox) implying that it is the worst possible thing that a reporter can do. This is what is taught in most journalism (Fox) and composition classes, but is that statement still true. More and more students and others are using words that they have "mixed" (Kulish) with their original musings into a finished "original". The "sin" of plagiarism is getting an updated look now because it has become easier to accomplish in the digital age (Gabriel). The purpose of this paper is to examine what plagiarism has been, what it has morphed into, and to give a personal view on the topic.

Although many schools have noted plagiarism is against their honor code or ethic code, plagiarism is being overlooked and become of very little concern in the 21st century. One of the reasons that plagiarism in getting overlooked in the education institutions is due to the inability to decipher between intentional plagiarism and unintentional plagiarism. Of course, you can send the work through electronic detection devices, but as Wendy Sutherland-Smith points out, this becomes a moral or ethical issue due to the breaches of the student's rights to the copyright over their essays. In "Pandora's Box", some teachers debated that only the suspicious ones should be sent through the site. However, what is labeled as suspicious? Sutherland-Smith

From the Article Skills and Strategies/Understanding Plagiarism in a Digital Age by Lionel Anderson and Katherine Schulten. From this information I found out that lots of people think plagiarism is just “copying” and “borrowing” but the article said that it can also be a serious offense. For example, if I write a story and someone writes almost the same exact thing as me I am gonna get mad because I gave them all those ideas of the book they write they are taking credit for my ideas. According to U.S. law, the expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions so in that case, they could go to jail.I this case I agree with the Authors Lionel Anderson

Plagiarism can take many forms and may happen in varying degrees. It can occur when people don’t even attempt to write their own essay and copy someone else’s work in its entirety. It also could be partially their own with much copied from another source. This becomes plagiarism when the source isn’t identified and credited. It can even occur if the source is falsely identified or quotation marks are not included.

When I was in high school, plagiarism was merely frowned upon. Everyone knew that you should not do it, that each person should do their own work. In spite of this, the measures taken by administration to thwart plagiarism were measley at best. However, fast forward a couple years, and the mere mention of the word plagiarism strikes fear in the eyes of many college students. The penalties are steep. Even inadvertent and unintentional plagiarism can result in academic probation, or worse: expulsion. Why is this? W I believe that the answer is deeply rooted in traditional American culture. In order to find the reasoning, one must take a look at individualistic and competitive themes that are so prevalent and fundamental in American society.

Mark Twain (1903) an American writer, stated in a letter to his friend, Helen Keller that the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances— is plagiarism. Plagiarism damages reputations, both personal and universal; it promotes mediocrity, extinguishes creativity, limits educational experiences and exsanguinates learning. Metaphorically speaking, if a deadly virus is left untreated, an epidemic will begin and eventually will deplete a population. Plagiarism acts as a fastidious, pathogenic, virus infecting others with a mentality of mediocrity and commonplace, and eventually annihilates true learning and creative talent. If left untreated or ignored, this problem will continue to rise from the current state and transform into a constant. There are ways to prevent this unruly fact, but one must be ready to face the obvious situation, and take measures to limit this growing problem. This article will explain plagiarism and the reasons college students turn so quickly to such an unstable “solution”. It will also present alternative ideas to learning and measures to limit the need that students feel for plagiarism and promote personal creativity. Not only do we see this moral plague in academics, but in many other fields, such as entertainment, art, and the written world. Thus it can be explained as receiving an ownership on someone’s work without their permission and without giving any credit to them intentionally or