Online Researching and Plagiarism... LS403

silva.pauline wrote:I am a student. I know where my fellow classmates, batchmates, and even I use when we are tasked to research about something. WIKIPEDIAAAA. ) Yes, the information we get is for free. This site is even multilingual. These are only some of the advantages of using the INTERNET or WEB when searching. Some benefits that may lead to STEALING To discourage plagiarism, I would just supply you with some of the disadvantages of using the Net or Web when researching. All information posted in the internet is not RELIABLE. Everyone can just post something there. Another is that, there would be MORE CHANCES of getting or printing IDENTICAL set of information, same with your classmate. In that case, there is no more ORIGINALITY.

lat.angela wrote:

delgado.stephany wrote:

vitto.krisha wrote:Would you steal a bag? Would you rob a bank? Would you steal just for an assignment? Well, to tell everyone honestly, I am guilty of plagiarism. I do it whenever there is a research work needed in school. The top site where I steal ideas is Wikipedia. Well, it's the site that pops out into my mind whenever assignment is needed. I'll admit it; I hate it when references are asked. I always forget to put my references so I need to search the sites again so it's very tiresome. But still, it's a crime. Well, I guess, it's another lessoned learned for all of us.

I also share the same feeling with you, Krisha. I just copy and paste some researches because it's much easier to do than rephrasing it and giving credit to others. Internet could offer most of our daily research needs, so I guess giving credits for others work is a way of saying, "Thank you for sharing your ideas." I guess it wouldn't hurt to say Thank you to those who helped in making your homework.

I agree with the both of you. I myself is also guilty of plagiarism especially in doing our research homeworks. Sometimes, or should I say, most of the time, I only do a copy-paste because of my own laziness. But as I learned and realized that plagiarism is also a form of stealing/ cheating, I realized that I should stop doing such thing, but instead modfiy or even formulate my own ideas.

silva.pauline wrote:After reading Angeli Mae’s post, I realized that the use of libraries and book references are now being neglected. We, students, now simply rely on the use of Internet. As we all know, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in the Web is the most used site where students just copy and paste the information that is being posted there. It is just alarming to know that, not every information that is posted there is correct. In short, it is still better to use the “old way” of researching.. with the use of books, :> a more reliable SOURCE

P.S But even if you still use a book as a reference, you still need to include the author for recognition

vitto.krisha wrote:

silva.pauline wrote:I am a student. I know where my fellow classmates, batchmates, and even I use when we are tasked to research about something. WIKIPEDIAAAA. ) Yes, the information we get is for free. This site is even multilingual. These are only some of the advantages of using the INTERNET or WEB when searching. Some benefits that may lead to STEALING To discourage plagiarism, I would just supply you with some of the disadvantages of using the Net or Web when researching. All information posted in the internet is not RELIABLE. Everyone can just post something there. Another is that, there would be MORE CHANCES of getting or printing IDENTICAL set of information, same with your classmate. In that case, there is no more ORIGINALITY.

You're definitely right Pau. Wikipedia is the most abused site especially by the students like us. As teachers give us our research assignments, the first thing that come into my mind is WIKIPEDIA. It has very information students need. So next time, we should never get our assignments in wikipedia without any credit given to wikipedia.

perez.anna wrote:

After reading the said files, plagiarism is a sin. You steal someone's work without their knowledge or permission. Sometimes, I copy and paste ideas from any websites without giving credit to the owner of the work. That makes me guilty of plagiarism.

Thanks to the powerpoint because I got several ideas on how to avoid plagiarism. Whenever I get ideas from websites, I have to cite the source. Whenever I use the words of the others, I have to quote them and include their name. These are just simple ways, but a big factor to avoid plagiarism.

amorado.aimielblessa wrote:Isn't it nice to hear that we were the ones who discovered something and that all other people around us really acknowledge our contributions? But what if there were people who copy our work and let others know that it's theirs? Well.. what they're doing is illegal. It is called "plagiarism" Plagiarism is the copying other people's works without even acknowledging their contributors. Also, when we do not acknowledge ourselves as the contributors of our works.. it is also called plagiarism. In other words, we must really be careful in using the information / data that we gather in the internet / in books. We must respect the works of others.

We, Filipinos, always commit plagiarism especially when using the net. For example, in social websites, when we see an interesting quote from another profile, we tend to put it in ours without even mentioning who really made it.

Now that we know what plagiarism is.. LET US MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Let us acknowledge the works of others and do what is right!

miguel.karl wrote:

landicho.czar wrote:My gosh! I realize that sometimes, I do this very wrong thing. It is stealing of others work. It is against the natural law. We should ask for permission or we should give them credits as we use their works.

I agree with you czar! I am also guilty of committing plagiarism like you. Maybe we should listen to the discussion of this topic so that we should not commit the same mistake again.

amorado.aimielblessa wrote:

perez.anna wrote:

After reading the said files, plagiarism is a sin. You steal someone's work without their knowledge or permission. Sometimes, I copy and paste ideas from any websites without giving credit to the owner of the work. That makes me guilty of plagiarism.

Thanks to the powerpoint because I got several ideas on how to avoid plagiarism. Whenever I get ideas from websites, I have to cite the source. Whenever I use the words of the others, I have to quote them and include their name. These are just simple ways, but a big factor to avoid plagiarism.

As a student, I often get my research assignments in the internet. Before, I just copy and paste the information that I gather, not knowing that it is illegal. After I have learned about plagiarism using the powerpoint presentation that Mrs. Maan gave us, I realized that it isnt fair to use the work of others for my own benefit and not even acknowledging who the real contributors are. We must be thankful to the people who write information and data in the internet because without them, studying would be a lot harder. LET US NOT ABUSE THEM

caraan.justine wrote:I think it is indeed very important to cite our sources, whether we got the info from books or from the Internet to avoid plagiarism.

Plagiarism, as we all know, is an act of copying another person's work and declairing it as an original work of his. And according to Wikpedia, "...plagiarism is now considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics, subject to sanctions like expulsion and other severe career damage." This indicates the immorality of the action itself. Different ways to stop plagiarists from continuing their wrong actions.

sandimas.gabriel wrote:

miguel.karl wrote:

landicho.czar wrote:My gosh! I realize that sometimes, I do this very wrong thing. It is stealing of others work. It is against the natural law. We should ask for permission or we should give them credits as we use their works.

I agree with you czar! I am also guilty of committing plagiarism like you. Maybe we should listen to the discussion of this topic so that we should not commit the same mistake again.

That's right czar and karl! Plagiarism is very very wrong so we, humans, must never commit it because it is also stealing. It is against the seventh commandment so it is immoral. ))))

bunyi.eimeren wrote:"That makes me guilty of plagiarism."

I also feel the same way Anna. But we learn from our mistakes, so let's just be better and always put in mind that plagiarism isn't good for it's a form of cheating/stealing.

silva.pauline wrote:Now I understand why certain people or companies need to have copyrights on their released books or products. They just want to prevent others’ stealing their idea or work, claiming it as their own original work. Now, I realized that not only students commit this kind of stealing, but plagiarism is also applicable or it can also occur to such mature people in our society. I think it’s about time that we should battle out this issue. Be “THE ORIGINAL”

Buac.Rizabeth wrote:As I was browsing all the posts of my classmates, I knew that all of us learned in the powerpoint by simply realizing that PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME. It's an act of stealing as most of my classmates have just said. I was happy in all our reactions and insights about this especially when they are honestly saying that they have done it also And I'm expecting that none of us would do the same mistakes again for we have learned Also, I expect all of us to have originality and to create new ideas and make it as our homeworks. after all, it's very much fulfilling to have your own ORIGINAL work

Buac.Rizabeth wrote:As I was browsing all the posts of my classmates, I knew that all of us learned in the powerpoint by simply realizing that PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME. It's an act of stealing as most of my classmates have just said. I was happy in all our reactions and insights about this especially when they are honestly saying that they have done it also And I'm expecting that none of us would do the same mistakes again for we have learned Also, I expect all of us to have originality and to create new ideas and make it as our homeworks. after all, it's very much fulfilling to have your own ORIGINAL work

Buac.Rizabeth wrote:As we all know, if people are lazy they tend to do less work so as not to be tired. Comparing it to plagiarism, if one is lazy, he/she would probably just "copy-paste" it because the process is not tiring. We shouldn't be LAZY ! We should be industrious enough to make our new ideas or atleast interpret it on our own way Yes, it is tiring. But after all, it's worth it. So, if we promise ourselves not to commit plagiarism again, we should promise ourselves first not to be lazy I must say that laziness is the best factor of plagiarizing.

silva.pauline wrote:

Buac.Rizabeth wrote:As I was browsing all the posts of my classmates, I knew that all of us learned in the powerpoint by simply realizing that PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME. It's an act of stealing as most of my classmates have just said. I was happy in all our reactions and insights about this especially when they are honestly saying that they have done it also And I'm expecting that none of us would do the same mistakes again for we have learned Also, I expect all of us to have originality and to create new ideas and make it as our homeworks. after all, it's very much fulfilling to have your own ORIGINAL work

Very well said, Ms. Buac We've all learned a valuable lesson from the Powerpoint The past doesn't matter now, if you have done or committed plagiarism in the past, well, the best thing to do now is to LEARN FROM IT. And of course, to battle out and combat the issue, PLAGIARISM. Yes, BEING ORIGINAL IS WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT

caraan.justine wrote:

Buac.Rizabeth wrote:As I was browsing all the posts of my classmates, I knew that all of us learned in the powerpoint by simply realizing that PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME. It's an act of stealing as most of my classmates have just said. I was happy in all our reactions and insights about this especially when they are honestly saying that they have done it also And I'm expecting that none of us would do the same mistakes again for we have learned Also, I expect all of us to have originality and to create new ideas and make it as our homeworks. after all, it's very much fulfilling to have your own ORIGINAL work

Yes, that's right, Zawie. It trully is very much fulfilling to have our own original work. So classmates, in making our research paper in Englishand and in complying with our other requirements in school, let us apply our learnings about plagiarism.

For me, It is better to fail a few times, than to feel guilty all our lives for the success that we have achieved from using the work that is not originally OURS.