Plagiarism can be either intentional or unintentional. Generally and simply, plagiarism is using someone else's thoughts or words without giving due credit to the original author or creator. When students do not understand how to conduct proper research or cite sources properly, there is a tendency to copy words directly or paraphrase without crediting the original source. While ignorance due to lack of education can result in unintentional plagiarism, it is still a copyright violation and a very serious academic honesty offense.
Intentional plagiarism means that someone knowingly copies another's work for the intent of using the work as his/her own. This includes using word-for-word from online or print resources as well as using another student's work.
In order to understand the definition of plagiarism and the many forms it can take, as well as ways to avoid unintentional plagiarizing of others' work, review the linked web resources.
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