Plagiarism Awareness Quiz

What is Plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is the act of passing off someone else's words, ideas, or work as one's own, without proper acknowledgment or credit.
• It involves stealing and presenting someone else's intellectual property as one's own, without permission or proper citation.

Examples of Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing or copying someone's work without proper citation or credit.
• Submitting someone else's work as one's own, such as buying an essay or research paper from someone else.
• Failing to put quotation marks around quoted material.
• Not properly citing sources or references.

Examples that are NOT Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing someone's work and giving proper credit through citation.
• Collaborating with others and giving credit to contributors.
• Using one's own original ideas or work.

Why is Plagiarism Unethical?

• Plagiarism is a form of intellectual dishonesty and theft.
• It undermines the value of original work and creativity.
• It can lead to serious consequences, such as loss of credibility and legal action.

Avoiding Plagiarism

• Properly cite sources and references using recognized citation styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago).
• Use quotation marks around quoted material.
• Paraphrase and summarize rather than copying directly.
• Keep track of sources and give credit to original authors.
• Use plagiarism detection tools to check for unintentional plagiarism.