Hello everyone, I am Nidhi Dave, a student of the department of English, MKBU. This blog is a response to my Thinking Activity given by professor Megha ma'am. In this blog I'm going to discuss What is Plagiarism and its Consequences and Forms of Plagiarism.
✴️1, What is Plagiarism and what are its consequences?
Plagiarism means using someone else’s work without giving them proper credit. In academic writing, plagiarizing involves using words, ideas, or information from a source without citing it correctly. In practice, this can mean a few different things.
💠History of Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is not a phenomenon in this digital world. It was pretty popular in ancient times as well.
Some scholars also believe that most religious texts were authorless, and people didn't know where a few manuscripts came from.
So there was an opportunity for many so-called scholars and philosophers to copy the written material from various books and texts and claim that those ideas were their own.
💠Definition of Plagiarism:
Derived from the Latin word ("kidnapper"), to plagiarize means "to commit literary theft" and to "present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source". Plagiarism involves two kinderen. Using another person's ideas, information, or expressions without acknowledging that person's work constitutes intellectual theft. Passing off another person's ideas, information, or expres.. Sions as your own to get a better grade or gain some other advantage constitutes fraud.
Plagiarism is sometimes a moral and ethical offense rather than a legal one since instances of plagiarism fall outside the scope of copyright infringement, a legal offense.
💠Consequences Of Plagiarism:
A complex society that depends on well-informed citizens strives to maintain high standards of quality and reliability for documents that are publicly circulated and used in government, business, industry. the professions, higher education, and the media. Because search has the power to affect opinions and actions, responsible writers com- pose their work with great care. They specify when they refer to an- other author's ideas, facts, and words, whether they want to agree with, object to, or analyze the source. This kind of documentation not only recognizes the work writers do; it also tends to discourage the circulation of error, by inviting readers to determine for themselves whether a reference to another text presents a reasonable account of what that text says. Plagiarists undermine these important public values.
Students exposed as plagiarists may suffer severe penalties. Ranging from failure in the assignment or in the course to expulsion from school. This is because student plagiarism does considerable harm. For one thing, it damages teachers' relationships with students, turn- ing teachers into detectives instead of mentors and fostering suspicion instead of trust. By undermining institutional standards for assigning grades and awarding degrees, student plagiarism also becomes a mat- ter of significance to the public. When graduates' skills and knowl- edge fail to match their grades, an institution's reputation is damaged. For example, no one would choose to be treated by a physician who obtained a medical degree by fraud. Finally, students who plagiarize harm themselves. They lose an important opportunity to learn how to write a research paper. Knowing how to collect and analyze information and reshape it in essay form is essential to academic success." This knowledge is also required in a wide range of careers in law, journalism, engineering, public policy, teaching, business, govern- ment, and not-for-profit organizations.
Plagiarism betrays the personal element in writing as well. Discuss- ing the history of copyright Mark Rob notes the tie between our writing and our sense of self-a tie that, he believes, influenced the idea that a piece of writing could belong to the person who wrote it! Rose says that our sense of ownership of the words we write "is deeply rooted in our conception of ourselves as Individuals with at least a modest grade of singularity, some degree of personality Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright Gaining skill as a writer opens the door to learning more about yourself and to developing a personal voice and approach in your writing, It is essential for all student writers to understand how to avoid committing plagiarism.
✴️2,Why is Academic Integrity necessary? Write your views.
💠What is Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity means acting in a way that is honest, fair, respectful and responsible in your studies and academic work. It means applying these values in your own work, and also when you engage with the work and contributions of others. These values are expected of both staff and students.
Academic integrity is a set of values and practices that expect us to act with honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. It means approaching your studies, research and professional life in an ethical way, having the courage to make the right decisions and displaying integrity in your actions as part of the Monash community. Academic integrity is about who you are as a person, and how you act when it matters.
💠Maintaining academic integrity is important because:
- good academic work is underpinned by honesty, trust and respect
- you want to acknowledge who created or developed new ideas or research
- knowledge is created by many people, and we want to acknowledge each person's contribution
- when you copy someone else’s work, you don’t actually learn anything.
Academic integrity is important for students' personality and academic growth. Therefore, it is critical that the students understand the value of academic integrity in their academic careers. Practicing academic integrity would be beneficial for them in every facet of their life. Hence, schools should promote academic integrity among students and take measures to eliminate academic dishonesty among students.
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