The goal of the
Online Tutorial is that helping students understand plagiarism deeply. It sets
ten questions which are different situations that students probably face during
college life; among these questions, there are diverse options and detailed explanation
for each option.
In the question 4,
it asks that what you should do when you can not find the copy of the original article,
being citing in another article. When I read this question, I firmly believe
that citing out the reference in other’s article is enough and is the best way
for it. Nevertheless, the website interprets that although it may not be
considered as plagiarism, but it is possible that the citing reference is not
reported and invalid. This question reminded me “the safest way” is not safe as
I thought. Every time my instructor emphasizes the seriousness of plagiarism, I
thought not stealing other’s work without citation is the safest way. However,
plagiarism exists near us all the time and we should be alert to plagiarism.
In the question 8,
it asks that whether a student pasting resource from the internet should be considered
as plagiarism. The first answer came out from myself is that I should paraphrase
the resource and cite the reference. We practiced paraphrasing a lot and learned
plenty of methods about citation. It is easily to forget that quotation is
another good way to avoid plagiarism. Undeniably, it is the easiest way to
avoid plagiarizing. Meanwhile, quotation maintains the original words which may
easier for readers’ understandings.
In summary, the
Online Tutorial uses specific examples to explain plagiarism and offers the
proper options for students. I had a new understanding of plagiarism and
learned new knowledge after reading these questions, like “personal communication”
is one kind of citation. It is good website for helping students avoid
plagiarism.
--Yalin Chen
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