4. What can you do as a teacher or a lecturer to detect plagiarism? http://youtu.be/q3YqrEX3XTg
5. What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before. Mark Twain
6. Why do people plagiarize - and why is it a problem?
7. Plagiarism Is Stealing! What is Plagiarism? • Essentially, plagiarism is stealing. When you take another person’s thoughts, ideas, or words and pass them off as your own, you’re a plagiarizer. • Plagiarism doesn’t just happen with writing projects. If you use someone else’s artwork, spoken words, or computer graphics, without giving them credit, you are a plagiarizer. • It doesn’t matter if you meant to plagiarize or not. Even if you “forgot” to cite your sources or “didn’t know” you had to cite your sources, you’re still a plagiarizer • Plagiarizers are thieves, and in our society, thieves are punished. The punishment for plagiarizing is a zero on the assignment. In some colleges, you will fail the course and/or be expelled. • There are 5 major types of plagiarism: Copy & Paste, Word Switch, Style, Metaphor, and Idea. Common Myths About Plagiarism: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/dashkenas/PLAGIARISM.htm
