Plagiarism

PLAGIARISMAN EVIL…

PRESENTED BY:

BILAL MUSTAFA

HAFIZ GOHAR ISLAM

HAFIZ MAHMOOD ILAHI

USAMA SAEED

It Is Defined As…

An act of stealing…

Presenting someone else ‘s work as your own…

Failure to cite the source of data written…

How often does it happen…?

A research was done on 2500 students in which..

72% students admitted serious assignment cheating.

Half of them admitted cheating in exams at school level.

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:

Full plagiarism

Partial plagiarism

Self plagiarism

Word switch

Cyber plagiarism

paraphrasing

Another way to explain it..

Intentional plagiarism

Unintentional plagiarism

Why they do Plagiarism..?Lack of research skillsLack of writing skillsConfusion about how to cite sourcesMisconceptions about terminologyPressureInternet

Lack of research skills..Lack of research skills in students.

They may face difficulty in writing on their own.

Frustration they face.

Lack of writing skills..Lack of interest in writing.

Fear of failure of their document..

Confusion about citing..

Students don’t know how to cite a copied data properly.

Lack of guidance about citing.

Misconceptions..

Lack of information about plagiarism.

They don’t consider copying as plagiarism.

Pressure..Pressure by parents

and teachers is another reason.

Anxiety about getting full grades.

Internet..Easy availability of data on internet.

Flood of research papers on internet.

It seems a shortcut.

And its consequences…

Getting zero in assignment

Dismissal from school or college

Strictness at university

It gives nothing other than grades…

Why not to plagiarize..?

It is against ethical values

It destroys the abilities of student

Serious consequences

Detection of plagiarism..

A serious issue..

Can be detected now

Software are available now in market

How to avoid Plagiarism..??

Give credit to original author

Using quotation marks and citation

Paraphrase the document

And what I don’t have to cite..?

Own experiences , thoughts, observations and conclusions.

Data from own lab experiments and field experiences.

Historical events.

Common knowledge

Common sense information

Generally accepted facts

Preventing plagiarism..

Clarifying the concept and consequences of plagiarism

Clarifying the purpose of research papers

Clarifying citation expectations

Discussing the Code of Student Conduct

Giving conceptual assignments

Changing paper topics from semester to semester

Conclusion:-

Plagiarism is a crime…

Lets stop it…