Plagiarism Awareness

What are the potential consequences of plagiarism?

• Extra credit, scholarship, promotion

• Academic failure, expulsion, legal action

Name three ways to avoid plagiarism when conducting research or writing a paper.

• Ignore giving credit to the original author

• Use someone else's work as your own

• Copy and paste from online sources

• Use proper citations and references, paraphrase information, and use quotation marks for direct quotes.

Explain the ethical implications of using someone else's work without proper citation.

• Using someone else's work without citation is a sign of respect for their ideas

• Proper citation is not necessary if the work is used for educational purposes

• It is acceptable as long as the work is not copyrighted

• The ethical implications of using someone else's work without proper citation include violating intellectual property rights and undermining academic integrity.

How can paraphrasing help in avoiding plagiarism?

• Quoting the original text without citation

• Using the same words and sentence structure as the original

• Paraphrasing helps in avoiding plagiarism by expressing the original idea in different words or sentence structure.

• Copying and pasting the original text without any changes

What are some common citation styles used to avoid plagiarism?

• APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian

• Harvard, Vancouver, Oxford

Why is it important to give credit to the original author when using their work?

• To avoid getting in trouble

• To show off how much you know

• To make the original author feel bad

• To acknowledge the original author's effort and contribution.

What are the legal implications of plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is only punishable by community service

• Plagiarism only results in a warning

• Plagiarism is not a legal issue

• Plagiarism can lead to legal action, including lawsuits and fines.

What are some tools or resources that can help in detecting and avoiding plagiarism?

• Spellcheck

• Turnitin, Grammarly, Copyscape, Plagscan

• Google Translate

• Wikipedia

• Thesaurus

How can proper time management and planning help in avoiding plagiarism?

• By allocating enough time for research, writing, and proper citation, individuals can avoid the temptation to plagiarize due to time constraints.

• By not allocating time for proper citation, individuals can avoid the temptation to plagiarize

• By rushing through the writing process, individuals can avoid the need to plagiarize

• By not planning ahead, individuals can avoid the temptation to plagiarize

How does using multiple sources for research help in avoiding plagiarism?

• It increases the likelihood of unintentionally plagiarizing.

• Using multiple sources limits the depth of research, making plagiarism more likely.

• It diversifies ideas and perspectives, reducing the reliance on a single source and thus decreasing the chance of plagiarism.

• It makes it easier to copy and paste information without detection.