How to Avoid Plagiarism

How to Avoid Plagiarism

How to Avoid Plagiarism

The internet has made our lives very easy, whenever we have a writing assignment to do the first thing we do is to go on the net and search regarding our topic. The information that we collect comes in very handy when we sit to write our assignments. However if we are not careful with our actions we can end up in deep trouble. Yes I am talking about plagiarism!

A lot of time students are accused of plagiarism and many of the times they don't know how to avoid it. Below are a few easy tips on how you can avoid plagiarism and stay out of trouble.

Know what it is

The first and foremost thing you need to do is to know what plagiarism actually is. Yes, a very complex word but with a very simple meaning. Plagiarism simply means using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.

Do not copy paste

You need to realize that the information that is available to you on the net is given by someone. It is someone else's property, their ideas and words that are there so that you may only seek help from them, not copy the content and conveniently paste them as your own work.

Do not paraphrase

If you think that you can get away from plagiarism by simply changing a few words here and there and writing someone else's ideas and words as your own, your very wrong. Just paraphrasing a few words is not enough, you need to site the source from which you got the material from, or the name of the person whose words you are using.

Use quotation marks

If you are using someone else's words because you feel that they are vey impactful e.g. a quotation by someone famous then make sure that you put those words into quotation marks and give the name of the person whose words you have used at the end of the quotation.

Know your format

Know what format (MLA, APA, and Chicago) you're following. Different formats have different ways of citing sources. It also amounts to plagiarism if the sources are not cited according to the format that you have followed. So be very careful and make sure that you cite your sources according to the format

Do not take risks

You don't have to cite sources for something that is common knowledge. However if you are in any kind of a doubt about the information your using is common knowledge or not do not take any risks and cite the source. It won't do you any harm if you cite sources for something that is common knowledge but it will do you a great harm if your information does not turn out to be common knowledge and you haven't cited a source for it.

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