Plagiarism... sounds like a crime huh? just like sexism, racism and more, well it’s not a crime like robbing a bank, but it is stealing ideas and information from others, and we should take this very seriously.
What is Plagiarism? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to "plagiarize" means: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own. ... to commit literary theft. to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
If you stole a money, you will be called a thief. It’s the same with Plagiarism. Have you ever stolen someone else’s work? Copied ideas from the internet for your school project? Or used a music, video or a photo without permission? If you have, then you already committed plagiarism, because it is the idea, information and work of others that they put on an effort for it because it is their original work. Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional, sometimes its unintentional because we wouldn’t know that we have the same ideas or thoughts with others. Common knowledge shouldn’t be cited, it’s kind of hard to know when to cite but if you are in doubt, just cite your sources to avoid plagiarism.
Plagiarism can affect your future.
If you plagiarized your work, you can be punished. According to Department of Justice, means that plagiarism itself is not a crime but that plagiarism that also amounts to copyright infringement is. Such plagiarism now carries a penalty of 3-6 years imprisonment and a fine of P50,000 - P150,000 ($1,200 - $3,600), if prosecuted under the law. We wouldn’t want that to happen to us right?
This propaganda will help you prevent and avoid plagiarism. Aside from copying someone else’s ideas, you still have a chance to have a good output without committing plagiarism.
TIPS:
Always cite your sources and give credit to the owner, and if you do this, you should include the whole sentence, using the quotation marks with the owner’s name, and you shouldn’t change or add anything in the sentence.
Know and be familiarize with your topic and write it with your own words and opinion.
Summarize or paraphrase the content, but still, you need to include the references.
This will result as your original work, without violating any rules.
STOP COPYING, START CITING.
Click to watch a short video presentation of the tips to avoid plagiarism. :)