Achievement 3 by @verdad : Content Etiquette

Hi everyone, I am glad to share my views on Content Etiquette (plagiarism) after checking my performances in achievement 1 and 2.

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PLAGIARISM
The term plagiarism simply refers to publishing or presenting other people’s ideas into your work with or without their permission and not acknowledging them as well (without reference) or plagiarism is

an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author. source

FORMS OF PLAGIARISM
There are numerous types/forms of plagiarism, but we are going to limit ourselves to only four (4). Thus; Mosaic, Direct, Accidental, and self-plagiarisms. Read on to learn more about how to use online plagiarism checking to prevent your work from being plagiarized.

MOSAIC PLAGIARISM
Mosaic plagiarism is a form of plagiarism that occurs when texts or phrases are copied from a specific source and added to one’s work. Or it can simply be defined from the internet as,

Mosaic Plagiarism occurs when a student borrows phrases from a source without using quotation marks or finds synonyms for the author’s language while keeping to the same general structure and meaning of the original. source

DIRECT PLAGIARISM
This is an alternative form of plagiarism that takes place when texts are copied from an author (word for word) and publishing them as one’s own without sourcing them.

ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM

Accidental plagiarism occurs when a person neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source by using similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution source

SELF-PLAGIARISM
Self-plagiarism is the reuse of work that you have published or submitted to the course; this may include resubmitting the entire article, copying or explaining excerpts from your previous work, or modifying old data.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
In order to prevent/avoid plagiarism, every author must learn to link. Indicate or provide a source that points directly to the location where the original phrase/text was copied or cloned. The following is the correct way to link information from online sources.

OR
[Name of referenced path](paste URL of the source).

There are a lot of ways to avoid plagiarism, below are some of them.

1. Don't procrastinate with your research and assignments:
   Good research takes time. Procrastinating makes it likely you'll run out of time or be unduly pressured to finish. This
   sort of pressure can often lead to sloppy research habits and bad decisions. Plan your research well in advance, and
   seek help when needed from your professor, from librarians and other campus support staff.
2. Commit to doing your own work:
   If you don't understand an assignment, talk with your professor. Don't take the "easy way" out by asking your
   roommate or friends for copies of old assignments. A different aspect of this is group work. Group projects are very
   popular in some classes on campus, but not all. Make sure you clearly understand when your professor says it's okay
   to work with others on assignments and submit group work on assignments, versus when assignments and papers
   need to represent your own work.
3. Be 100% scrupulous in your note taking.
   As you prepare your paper or research, and as you begin drafting your paper. One good practice is to clearly label in
   your notes your own ideas (write "ME" in parentheses) and ideas and words from others (write "SMITH, 2005" or
   something to indicate author, source, source date). Keep good records of the sources you consult, and the ideas you
   take from them. If you're writing a paper, you'll need this information for your bibliographies or references cited list
   anyway, so you'll benefit from good organization from the beginning.
4. Cite your sources scrupulously.
   Always cite other people's work, words, ideas and phrases that you use directly or indirectly in your paper. Regardless
   of whether you found the information in a book, article, or website, and whether it's text, a graphic, an illustration,
   chart or table, you need to cite it. When you use words or phrases from other sources, these need to be in quotes.
   Current style manuals are available at most reference desks and online. They may also give further advice on
   avoiding plagiarism.
5. Understand good paraphrasing.
   Simply using synonyms or scrambling an author's words and phrases and then using these "rewrites" uncredited in
   your work is plagiarism, plain and simple. Good paraphrasing requires that you genuinely understand the original
   source, that you are genuinely using your own words to summarize a point or concept, and that you insert in quotes
   any unique words or phrases you use from the original source. Good paraphrasing also requires that you cite the
   original source. Anything less and you veer into the dangerous territory of plagiarism." source

HOW TO USE PLAGIARISM CHECKERS TO DETECT PLAGIARIZED CONTENTS
STEPS 1:

1. With a good network connection, open any browser of your choice on your PC or mobile phone, and then search for
   Smallseotool, as shown in the picture below. Now click on the provided link to access the site.

STEP 2:

1. On the site page, locate the empty box, space provided, and paste your document/text.

2. Check the verification code below and click "Check Plagiarism"

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