After reading the plagiarism articles, I learned a lot and
several things were both interesting and surprising to me. One thing that
surprised me is how easy it is to unintentionally commit plagiarism. It would
be very easy to unconsciously include key phrases from another work within your
essay without properly citing them. So, I realized that it is important to
always pay attention to what you are actually writing, and double check to make
sure that you give the original author proper recognition. I also realized that
it is essential to cite your source even if you are using your own words to
paraphrase an idea. That idea, despite the fact that you reworded it in an
original way, is still not your own. So, it must be cited and attributed to the
author of the idea. Another thing that I did not really think about or realize
before reading the articles is that you must acknowledge a person who gives you
help with writing the paper. Had this not been pointed out, I never would have
thought to include such a citation. Also, I learned the names and specific
types of plagiarism: direct plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, paraphrase plagiarism,
and insufficient acknowledgement. Before the articles, I had no idea that there
were specific types of plagiarism. But now, I feel confident that I understand
each type, and am educated on how to avoid plagiarism on the whole. I feel that
as long as I stay attentive and remember the information in the articles, I
will be able to create my own original work, giving credit to others where
necessary.
I was also stunned that it is very easy to plagiarize without knowing it after I read through the articles. I am glad that you feel confident after reading the articles, because I feel a little bit scared after learning all these new facts regarding plagiarism. Even though I am sure that most of the college students are aware of giving credits to the authors and citing their sources, I think more information regarding plagiarism should be taught to college students.
ReplyDeleteFor the librarian’s presentation, I also thought that her job is way more complicated than most of us think. I am glad that you have learned about the resources and services that are available to you.
Yun Ju,Chen
Hi Garrett,
ReplyDeleteI never realized how easy it is to accidently plagiarize either and plan on being much more careful about citing my sources. I am now extremely nervous that I will plagiarize by mistake by unintentionally stealing someone else’s idea. I was also shocked to find out about how many different forms of plagiarism including direct plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, paraphrase plagiarism, and insufficient acknowledgement. I thought the author’s advice to save notes and drafts incase of accused plagiarism was very useful. I also never realized that if a person helped you write your paper it is important to cite them as a source as well.
-Faith
Hi Garrett,
ReplyDeleteI never realized how easy it is to accidentally plagiarize people, and just looking at this blog, I realize how easily three commenters could start off by making the exact same statements in slightly different syntaxes and wonder if this is also plagiarism.
I really appreciate how our INT 95 courses are proactively educating us on plagiarism before any monumental, accidental, detrimental incidents occur. Also, I wonder if those who are beginning in the fall proper will find themselves at a disabling disadvantage. I have a preemptive premonition that such a dejecting debacle will likely occur a few times early this year. Garret, we should take it upon ourselves to educate any new friends we make in order to reprieve them from their naïve ways.
DISCLAIMER: THE PHRASE ORIGINALLY STATED BY FAITH WEBB HAS BEEN LOVINGLY REPRODUCED OUT OF RESPECT WITH THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR DATED AUGUST TWENTY EIGHT OF THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND THIRTEEN. THE PHRASE PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS “THE PHRASE” CONSISTS OF THE PHRASE, “HI GARRETT, I NEVER REALIZED HOW EASY IT IS TO ACCIDENTALLY PLAGIARIZE” AND MAKES UP TWELVE WORDS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN WORDS UTILIZED AND ONE HUNDRED WORDS NECESSARY IN THIS REPLY. THE PHRASE REFERRED TO AS “THE PHRASE” ALSO IS UTILIZED AND REPRODUCED FOR SAID UTILIZATION FOR A NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, NON-ACADEMIC, AND NON-HERPETOPHOBIC MANNER.