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Plagiarism, the menace in academic research and how to avoid it
Introduction and thesis statement
This paper intends to discuss the occurrence of plagiarism, especially in academic writings, a brief discussion of the kinds of plagiarism and some actions one can take in order to avoid plagiarism.
Definition of plagiarism and its causes
According to the Merriam – Webster online dictionary, plagiarism is “an act of copying the ideas or words of another person without giving credit to that person” To put it simply, plagiarism is stealing a person’s ideas and original thoughts without giving proper citation or reference.
Brief discussion of kinds of plagiarism
There are several kinds of plagiarism. The University of British Columbia, Dept. of zoology has identified the most common types of plagiarism. They are:
1. Complete plagiarism
2. Near-Complete plagiarism
3. Patchwork plagiarism
4. Lazy plagiarism
5. Self plagiarism
Let us briefly discuss these forms of plagiarism:
Complete Plagiarism, the most obvious form is the when a student submits as his or her own work, an essay from already published source or unpublished work of an author without acknowledging or citing the source (Dr. Colin H. Gordon)
Near –complete plagiarism, in this for