About Plagiarism

My dearly beloved students,

It has been a full year of getting to know each one of you, learning your strengths and weaknesses and enjoying a good class. Just in case you have another professor next semester, I would like to discuss a major problem I have noticed, and this a lesson for future generations to come. It is about plagiarism. Professors do check sources from your projects, especially when we notice that the level of English seen on your project and your level of English seen on a daily basis does not match at all!

Plagiarism is stealing another person's ideas and say these are your own ones. Imagine you have been working for years, and you have created an invention and you have not done any patents yet. Suddenly, you see a colleague who sees your work, takes notes, asks you questions and you answer, and the next time around, you have found out this person has just written a book about your invention and has even patented your creation! How would you feel? I bet you'd be frustrated, angry, banging your desk.

Even if you do not know an author, or person, you should not steal someone else's property. Put yourselves into the situation I have given you, have some empathy. Plagiarism is stealing, and it is also punishable: some universities immediately expel you, in other countries, you are expelled, and not allowed to register into any university for a minimum of 3 years, and even get you blacklisted. Is it worth the risk? I don't think so!

Therefore, one piece of advice: Don't do it. I am showing you a video I have found on Youtube on TEN types of plagiarism, and you are going to be surprised!


10 types of Plagiarism