The Importance Of Plagiarism

When one plagiarizes, it is nearly inevitable to miss. You have some that are easier to spot when stealing written work than others, but it is not hard to catch with today’s technology. As a freshman at the University of Arizona majoring in Journalism, each student was asked to read, thoroughly read, the School of Journalism’s Academic Integrity Handbook. In doing so, I learned the an easier way of looking at plagiarism in itself. Furthermore, I learned exactly what the handbook meant by plagiarism, fabrication, and collaboration, what may happen to someone who had plagiarized, how to keep from plagiarizing another’s work and correctly attributing it, and I learned the importance of integrity in both the professional and academic aspect of

When one plagiarizes they are stealing ideas from an individual and when one does not correctly attribute source, they are trying to write off one’s thoughts as their own. Fabrication, (“’The intentional falsification or invention of information, data, quotations, or sources in an academic exercise or in a journalistic presentation’” (Fabrication 8)), is also punishable by the School of Journalism and will not, under any circumstances, be

When someone is honest and hardworking they hold themselves to higher standards than those of liars and cheats. One can feel relieved and happy that they had accomplished a goal (homework) without cheating. Secondly, academic integrity shows responsibility and hard work. Finishing a paper without plagiarizing allows the student to expand their knowledge and get help where they may fall short. When you are not honest and hard-working it shows you are not dedicated to a job involving writing, which these days is