Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.

1. Plagiarism
Presented By:
Vipan Kumar
Roll No:7617419
Reg No. 07RUR3651
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
M D UNIVERSITY, ROHTAK

2. What is Plagiarism
The word
“plagiarism” comes
from the Latin
plagiarus meaning
“kidnapper”

3. Examples of Plagiarism…
 Copying and pasting text from online
encyclopedias
 Copying and pasting text from any web site
 Using photographs, video or audio without
permission or acknowledgement
 Using another student’s or your parents’
work and claiming it as your own even with
permission
 Using your own work without properly citing
it!

4.  Quoting a source without using quotation marks
even if you do cite it
 Citing sources you didn’t use
 Getting a research paper, story, poem, or article
off the Internet
 Turning in the same paper for more than one
class without the permission of both teachers
(this is called self-plagiarism)
More Examples of Plagiarism…

5. Why plagiarism is wrong?
• If you plagiarize, you are cheating yourself.
You don't learn to write out your thoughts
in your own words, and you don't get
specific feedback geared to your individual
needs and skills. Plagiarism is dishonest
because it misrepresents the work of
another as your own.
• Unintentional plagiarism is still
cheating.
• “Recent studies indicate that approximately 30
percent of all students may be plagiarizing on
every written assignment they complete.”

6. How to Avoid Plagiarism…
 Use your own words and ideas
 Always give credit to the source where you
have received your information
 If you use someone’s exact words - put them
in quotes and give credit using in-text
citations. Include the source in your
references

7. How to Avoid Plagiarism…
 If you have paraphrased someone’s work,
(summarizing a passage or rearranging the
order of a sentence and changing some of the
words)-always give credit
 Take very good notes--write down the source
as you are taking notes. Do not wait until later
to try and retrieve the original source
 Avoid using someone else’s work with minor
“cosmetic” changes

8. Catching the plagiarist
 The internet has made plagiarism easier with access
to term paper mills, search engines,
encyclopedias, etc. In response, websites have been
developed which help teachers analyze papers and
develop strategies to prevent plagiarism.
 Some sites are:
http://www.turnitin.com/
http://www.millikin.edu/wcenter/plagiarism3.html
 Software: Viper

9. Referenc
es

10. •http://www.plagiarism.org/
•http://www.mdc.edu/kendall/english/docs/What%20is%20Plagiaris
m%20-%20Package.pdf What is Plagiarism?
•http://www.uky.edu/Ombud/Plagiarism.pdf Plagiarism: What is it?