Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity 

This blog is a response to a task assigned by Megha Trivedi ma’am. This blog about  Plagiarism and Academic Integrity.

What is Plagiarism? Write in detail with its consequences, forms.

Plagiarism :

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.

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone else’s original ideas. But terms like “copying” and “borrowing” can disguise the seriousness of the offence:

According to the Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary, to “plagiarise” means

• 1) to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own 
• 2) to use (another's production) without crediting the source
• 3) to commit literary theft 
• 4) to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. 

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward.

Concesequnces of Plagiarism :

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.

Plagiarists are often seen as incompetent-incapable of developing and express- ing their own thoughts-or, worse, dishonest, willing to deceive others for personal gain. 

When professional writers, such as journalists, are exposed as plagiarists, they are likely to lose their jobs, and they are certain to suffer public embarrassment and loss of prestige. Almost always, the course of a writer's career is permanently affected by a single act of plagiarism. The serious consequences of plagiarism re- flect the value the public places on trustworthy information.

Plagiarism betrays the personal element in writing as well. Discussing the history of copyright, Mark Rose 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.

Consequences of plagiarism include:

Destroyed Student Reputation

Destroyed Professional Reputation

Destroyed Academic Reputation

Legal Repercussions

Monetary Repercussions

Plagiarized Research

Forms of Plagiarism :

The most blatant form of plagiarism is to obtain and submit as your own a paper written by someone else (see 2.3). Other, less conspicuous forms of plagiarism include the failure to give appropriate acknowledgment when repeating or paraphrasing another's wording, when taking a particularly apt phrase, and when paraphrasing another's argument or presenting another's line of thinking.

Repeating or Paraphrasing Wording :

Taking a Particular Apt phrase :

Paraphrasing an Argument or Presenting a line of thinking :

Why Academic Integrity is necessary? Write your views. 

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.

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. Academic integrity is about who you are as a person, and how you act when it matters.

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