Chapter seven of the Bedford Researcher discusses the importance of Avoiding Plagiarism. The lesson starts with defining plagiarism, summarized well in the first sentence of page 121, "... a form of intellectual dishonesty." It continues to elaborate on three different kind of events allowing plagiarism to happen: Unintentional, Intentional, and Group Projects. Unintentional is exactly what it sounds, occurring from error or negligence. Intentional is the same, but with entirely heinous motives-- possibly purchasing a paper and calling it your own is included. Group Project proves to be fuzzy, as it concerns the work ethic and authorization of the collaborative paper. Before moving onto the next subject, there's a quick lesson on avoiding unintentional plagiarism.
The several following lessons quickly address questions concerning plagiarism, such as "What are research ethics", "What is common knowledge", and "What is fair use and when should I ask permission to use a source?" The chapter then ends on discussing the ways to avoid plagiarism in your paper. By conducting "a knowledge inventory", taking "notes carefully", distinguishing "between your ideas and those drawn from your sources", citing "sources in the text and in a works cited or reference list", and recognizing "misconceptions about intentional plagiarism", you can effectively remove the threat of disciplinary action or worse from submitting your research paper.
By this point, it's obvious how I'm going to integrate this sort of knowledge into my paper, but just for clarification, it's going to help me not get sued or kicked out of college.
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