What would you do if someone used something you created without giving you credit?
If I were the author of a written work, I would expect to be mentioned in the credits.Omitting the name of the original author implies that the said work is again,original. In one of my earlier classes,a classmate used my work for her credit but was caught.Thank goodness for timestamps!I certainly do not agree with plagiarism in any case,not even when "recycling"one of your own works from a previous class.Many people do not associate this with plagiarism but it is in a sense,it is cheating.I wrote a short story in 1995 and I wanted to send it out for possible publication. It occurred to me that if I were to send it out without a notary stamp to indicate a date,anyone who received my manuscript could have claimed authorship to it.I would definitely press charges if my work was stolen and a profit was made on the thieves part.These days,as far as school is concerned,I think that one would be a fool to plagiarize, there are computer programs that can determine proper citation,plagiarism (both intentional and unintentional, and paste and copy usage.It seems to me that it would be a lot easier and beneficial to the writer to research your own articles,paraphrase properly(not simple word substitutions),and cite both in-text and reference any and all borrowed works written by the true author.
Hello Janine,
ReplyDeleteThe other factor about citing sources is that you would not want to take credit for inaccurate or bogus material in a source. Citation works both ways. It protects the author, giving credit where credit is due, but it also protects the writer. What if the source includes claims that turn out to be false or blatantly misleading? If you have credited the source, you are protected. This could even protect you legally.
Yes Professor Feraldi,
ReplyDeleteI should have also mentioned that statistics,which are often included in essays,would need to be backed up by the actual researcher. Otherwise,it would appear as if we had performed our own study to come up with the prevalence/statistic values in our paper.An in-text citation should always follow the numerical data.
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ReplyDeleteI am sharing with some of my fellow students some of my favorite inspirational quotes. Here is one for you – “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” (T. E. Lawrence)
My bad that was really a quote from Henry David Thoreau. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful words to live by Marie.
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