Academic Plagiarism: Definition, Types, Examples and Avoidance

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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
Definition of Plagiarism...............................................................................................................................1
Types of Plagiarism......................................................................................................................................1
Examples of Academic Plagiarism................................................................................................................2
Avoidance of Academic Plagiarism..............................................................................................................2
Learnings and Conclusion............................................................................................................................2
References...................................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
The purpose of this report is to enlighten the reader about the meaning of academic plagiarism.
The report guides the reader about the major forms of academic plagiarism along with some
scenarios in which it happened along with the ways in which people can avoid it. Further,
academic plagiarism refers to the act of copying and including the content in the report that is
directly taken from some authentic or non-authentic source. Submission of plagiarized material
for assessment purpose can regarded as a fraudulent activity (Blum, 2009).
Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is considered as an academic crime because it involves cheating of somebody else has
written material for passing in the exam. Plagiarism is basically the process of presenting
someone else’s work or ideas as their own, with or without the actual consent of the person. All
the published and unpublished information, whether it is manuscript or printed or in electronic
form a part of this definition. Plagiarism can be deliberate or vice versa depending upon the
intentions of the person. It is important for the universities to check on their students whether
they have attempted the paper using the best of their knowledge or they have just copied it from
some varied sources (Ross, David, and Matteson, 2015).
Types of Plagiarism
Further, it should also be noted that there are different types of plagiarism initiated in the
industry. Direct, self, mosaic and accidental plagiarism are four different types of plagiarism
activities initiated in the environment. Direct plagiarism refers to the word of word transcription
of the work that someone else has done. This deliberate plagiarism is unethical in nature. Further
self-plagiarism when a person submits their own work twice or the fresh work has a part of
previous work submitted. It can also occur if the student submits the same work twice in
different classes without the prior permission of the professors. Mosaic plagiarism occurs when
the student borrow phrases from sources without using quotation mark. Lastly, accidental
plagiarism occurs when a person unintentionally paraphrase a source using the same phrases or
words (Shelley, 2014).