pls explain the meaning of plagiarism by using examples and how to avoid it.ThanQ?

Answer 1

Here is what I give my students:

Plagiarism: This is a serious academic offence consisting of presenting as your own, work which in fact is not your own. Here are some guidelines:

1) If you quote directly a passage of any length, it must be clearly marked out as a quotation (most usually by enclosing the passage in quotation marks) and fully footnoted. Any information, ideas or paraphrase of a passage from your sources must also be acknowledged in a footnote. Two points are important here. First, anything in quotation marks (or the equivalent) is assumed to be exactly as it appeared in the original source. Second, anything not in quotation marks (or the equivalent) is assumed to be your own work in your own words.

2) Slight modifications to a passage in a source, even if the source is acknowledged, presented as being your own work in your own words only compounds theft with deception.

3) Note that the provision of a bibliography of all sources consulted, while necessary, is not a substitute for specific acknowledgement.

4) If you use an essay, project, notes, etc. of another student or otherwise receive assistance in the preparation of your paper, you must acknowledge, fully and clearly, the help you have received. If information from a lecture or some similar source is used in your essay, it should be acknowledged in a footnote.

5) Handing in the same, or substantially the same, essay in more than one course is an academic offence that is the equivalent of plagiarism. This does not mean you cannot build upon work you have done in another course. You must however acknowledge clearly that you are doing so and, in cases of substantial overlap, receive prior permission from your professor(s).

Remember, it is far better to be overly cautious than to run the risk of committing plagiarism. When in doubt, consult your professor first.

Now here is a sheet showing how to do and not do it:
ADVENTURES IN PLAGIARISM

The birth of engineering science during the first industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital. [Original]

a) The birth of engineering science during the first industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital. [Plagiarism, using material from a source without attribution.]

b) The birth of engineering science during the first industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital.1 [Plagiarism, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.]

c) The start of engineering science during the industrial revolution saw attempts to quantify and measure work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital.1 [Plagiarism, as “b” with slight modifications of the original wording.]

d) During the industrial revolution capitalists sought to use quantification to improve their control over work. [Plagiarism, use of an idea from a source without acknowledgement.]

e) “The birth of engineering science during the first industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital.”2 [Cheating, claiming to have used a different source from that actually used.]

f) “The birth of engineering science during the first industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work, so as better to control and optimize it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital.”1 [Correct use of direct quotation and acknowledgement.]

g) “The birth of engineering science during the … industrial revolution saw attempts to measure and quantify work … to [improve] it for maximum efficiency as defined by the owners of capital.”1 [Correct use of modified direct quotation and acknowledgement.]

h) During the industrial revolution capitalists sought to use quantification to improve their control over work.1 [Correct use of paraphrase with acknowledgement.]

1 James Hull, “Working With Figures: Industrial Measurement as Hegemonic Discourse,” Left History 9 (Fall/Winter 2003): 62.
2 Arnold Smith, The Industrial Revolution (Oxford: OUP, 2005), 14.

Answer 2

Plagiarism is generally defined as submitted someone else's work as your own, or using somebody else's work without correct attribution.

The simplest way to avoid charges of plagiarism is to be very careful about attributing sources. Any time you use a quotation, make sure you note carefully where it came from.
And if you are using someone else's argument, make sure you note where you are taking it from.

A good example would be copying an article from the Encyclopedia Britannica and claiming it was your own work.

Answer 3

parrotjoh....is exactly right

just dont call other's work your own