Hello guyz @ steemians
I am @oyiza, I just completed my achievement two task, and I want to proceed by doing my next task.... achievement 3( steem etiquette).

---

Source

What is the meaning of the term " plagiarism ".?

Plagiarism is a term that is well known in our community. It is not a new topic to think much about on.

Plagiarism simply means the act of bridging others license on writing scriptures and works.
When a work is affected by plagiarism, it is said to be " plagiarised ".

---

Source

CAUSES OF PLAGIARISM

1. Low self esteem
2. Lack of self discovery
3. Lack of sincerity
4. Unavailability of materials
5. Igonarance
6. Lack of orientation on it
7. Laziness or indolence

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

There are four types of plagiarism;
__ General Plagiarism
__ Mosaic Plagiarism
__ Self Plagiarism
__ Incremental Plagiarism

GENERAL PLAGIARISM

This deals with copying an entire work, without swapping or omission of words.
It is highly offensive because it has nothing to do with reference and other legal rights upon writing and research.

MOSAIC PLAGIARISM

This is the act of stealing from difference sources and later making it to be one.
It will look like the compiler is the owner.

SELF PLAGIARISM

This is the type of plagiarism that deals with oneself.
It is a process whereby you plagiarize from your own past works.

INCREMENTAL PLAGIARISM

This only deals with adding or inserting a little portion of plagiarized article to the original work.

Source

WAYS OF STOPING PLAGIARISM

According to Harris, 2015;Liddell, 2003;Landau et al. 2002
Plagiarism can be avoided by raising awareness about plagiarism and by educating with plagiarism avoiding techniques among teachers and students.

---

According to Liddell (2003) also proposed different ways for teachers to help students to avoid plagiarism by producing innovative research. He mentioned that teachers must understand what plagiarism is and then give their own definition to students; teachers should explain students how to cite and reference the studied material and inform them about citation and reference lists; teachers should inform students that plagiarism may be detected easily and give them knowledge about plagiarism detection tools; warning should be given to students about the implications of plagiarism and should also be familiarized with different articles, links and hand-outs about plagiarism. ...

---

plagiarism is an illegal act, it is best to do your work by going on citing and referencing, so your work will look good, nice and acceptable.
Say no to plagiarism