Plagiarism Act Of Fraud

Ms. Wilensky believes that plagiarism occurs because “students leave high school unprepared for the intellectual rigors of college writing.” In college, the writing becomes more thorough, detailed, and the need for accuracy grows. Incoming freshmen are not taught crucial critical thinking skills needed for successful college writing while still in high school. I believe that this is true because high school teachers , especially upperclassmen teachers, are trying to prepare their students for the SAT/ACT and/ or state finals.

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 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.

Now some would argue that in order to truly plagiarize someone else’s work they have to be a copy written author. This how ever is not true from an academic point of view. Plagiarism covers so much more, i.e.; using unauthorized notes during a test, copying answers from another student during a test, downloading information such as text, computer code, artwork, or graphics from the internet and presenting it as you’re work without acknowledgment, copying from others during a work group and even

In the written article, “Why Politicians Plagiarize So Often” by Evan Osnos it is very clear that plagiarism among individuals in the political world isn’t as uncommon as some may think. Throughout the article many well-known politicians were put in the hot seat and accused of plagiarism. One of these well-known individuals being Senator John Walsh. In the article it states that he was accused of plagiarism because, “…one of his graduate-school papers contained unattributed passages by other writers…” (Osnos, ¶.1). Although this remained a prevalent issue, he wasn’t the only one that was suspected or caught for plagiarism. Other individuals including Joe Biden, Rand Paul, Joseph McCarthy, and even Vladimir Putin. The issue of plagiarism has been a lingering subject for years, going as far back as the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

There are quite a few ways that you can plagiarize when writing. One example was given in the College Paper Case Study when Reggie was too lazy to read the material. So using the internet, he found an article on the book and copied it to use instead of his own work (p. 1). Plagiarism is something that should be important to us all, as it is not just about doing your own work, but about giving credit where credit is due, and being honest. If we can’t hold ourselves up to certain standards, how can we expect anyone to take our work seriously and rely on us when it matters the most? The University of the People Catalog under Code of Academic Integrity states, “As an academic community whose fundamental purpose is learning and the pursuit of knowledge, every individual at UoPeople is responsible for following accepted standards of academic integrity” (p. 138). I truly believe this should be a standard not just for UoPeople students, but for the entire world academic

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

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 is using someone else’s work, words, production, researches and ideas without the approval or the acknowledgment of the writer or producer, and claiming the credit for himself. Many reasons and factors are attributed for the use of plagiarism and could be cultural, historical, linguistic, environmental and educational background. Plagiarism is a form of an academic dishonesty, academic misconduct, and a digital cheating. It is declared to be an unacceptable legal act and institutional regulations. And universities, schools, and instructors do not only need to decrease plagiarism, but they must also affect positively on students writings, increase the understanding of how to use digital technology to facilitate their academic writing.

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

“Copying’ or “borrowing” someone else’s words or ideas may perhaps be the more inoffensive way of explaining plagiarism. However, these two terms may deliver a connotation that plagiarism is not much of a serious offense. Whether the act of plagiarising is intentional or unintentional, it is considered as a fraud. In an academic setting plagiarism may even

In America, simply having a job is not enough. Nowadays, jobs are hard to find and most only offer part-time employment. It is near impossible to afford the cost of living while earning entry-level wages. The job market has become hostile, and it has gotten to the point that one must have formal training or a marketable education in order to obtain a stable position that offers decent wages. With this realization, many people have decided to go to college. Those that are in the market for a college education face many choices. The most common: community colleges, which do not make a profit, and technical schools or online schools, which are in the business to make a profit. These schools are called for-profit schools. Many people do not

Regardless of what career path an individual chooses in life, they will always have to incorporate some type of writing skills. Many students writing can be a huge reflection of what they have learned throughout their lives. When it comes to college level writing, much skill comes from being able to interpret information with scholarly sources. From grade school to any university an individual’s writing may progress through being able to interpret what is being taught at hand. Lack of proper teaching of how to effectively find, evaluate, and incorporate sources in papers ultimately leads to student plagiarism. Many students struggle with being able to differentiate a good source from a bad source. In addition, many individuals are not equipped or well-prepared to adequately site source and aren’t able to recognize different forms of plagiarism such as paraphrasing, “patch writing” and the amount of sources accessible online. Also early academics can highly affect writing in a negative way. For example, high school writing doesn’t help elaborate students writing, rather it just stays at a narrative level and analysis doesn’t start to be taught until further education.

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