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RE: What You Know About Plagiarism / The Best 3 Comments Will be Upvoted with 100% Voting Power

in #steemit7 years ago

@lordoftruth - Plagiarism can be defined as follows Sir.
"Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition. Plagiarism may be intentional or reckless, or unintentional. Under the regulations for examinations, intentional or reckless plagiarism is a disciplinary offense."

Forms of plagiarism

  • Verbatim (word for word) quotation without clear acknowledgement
  • Cutting and pasting from the Internet without clear acknowledgement
  • Paraphrasing
  • Collusion
  • Inaccurate citation
  • Failure to acknowledge assistance
  • Use of material written by professional agencies or other persons
  • Auto-plagiarism

Source:- https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism?wssl=1#

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