How To Avoid Plagiarism For Students?

Internet changes our way of getting information but as a bad result, it is very easy to find and plagiarize information without even realizing it. Therefore, it is important to find ways to write effectively while avoiding copying from others. Here are some tips.

 

The Case Against Plagiarism

Some people do not worry at all about plagiarizing and believe that all content is fair game. However, plagiarism is problem for all of us. First, if every piece of original work is simply up for grabs, why would anyone create anything original? Second, we all want credit for our own work. If that is the case, then we should allow others that same courtesy as well.

 

Consider a piece of music. Many people these days share pirated music for free and have no scruples about it. While it may not seem like a big deal, what if you were the one who had put in the time to create the piece of music and hoped to make a living with it? This what many recording artists deal with today.

 

It is no different with writing. If you put in the hard work, you want the credit. The same is true for the people who wrote the content that you want to include in your paper. Let them have the credit they deserve by citing your sources properly and avoiding copying others’ work word-for-word.

 

New Technologies

Avoiding plagiarism can also keep you from receiving a failing grade or from other adverse academic consequences. While it is easier than ever to plagiarize, new technologies also make it easier than ever to catch those who plagiarize. Many schools now submit every paper to new types of software that determine if any portion of the material is copied directly from another source.

 

Avoiding Accidental Plagiarism

Sometimes we truly can plagiarize on accident. Maybe you read only one source about a subject and tried to put it in your own words, but inadvertently copied pieces of their original material. This can be avoided easily.

 

First, make sure you use several sources for anything you write. This helps you form your own ideas about the subject. Second, write a short summary or a few bullet points from anything you read about the subject, and write your paper from those. This helps you to put it in your own words.

 

While avoiding plagiarism can be difficult and takes more effort than copying, it is certainly more ethical and less risky to do your own work! For help editing your paper and making sure it is not plagiarized, try using an online proofreading service. They usually have access to software that can check the uniqueness of your paper so you can be sure there was no plagiarized content.

 

Casey Case is a freelance writer and the owner of an online proofreading service.

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