Plagiarism is the act of taking credit for someone else's words or
ideas. It's an act of intellectual dishonesty, and it comes with serious
consequences. It violates university honor codes and can cause irreparable
damage to a person's reputation. A plagiarized assignment may lead to a failing
grade, a suspension, or an expulsion.
Clearly, the issue is not to be taken lightly. However, if you act with
academic integrity, it's also nothing to fear. The best way to avoid accidental
plagiarism is to understand the concept itself.
Types of Plagiarism
Some forms of plagiarism are obvious. Copying someone else's essay word
for word and submitting it as your own? Plagiarism, of course. Turning in an
essay you bought from a paper mill is, too. The issue is not always so blatant,
however. In addition to overt acts of academic dishonesty, other, more complex
forms of plagiarism nonetheless lead to similar consequences :
1. Direct plagiarism is the act of copying another person's work word
for word. Inserting a paragraph from a book or article into your essay, without
including attribution or quotation marks, is direct plagiarism. Paying someone
to write an essay for you and submitting the essay as your own work is also
direct plagiarism. If you commit direct plagiarism, you're likely to be caught
thanks to software and tools such as Turnitin.
2. Paraphrase plagiarism involves making a few changes (often
cosmetic) to someone else’s work, then passing it off as your own. Unless an
idea is common knowledge, you cannot include it in your paper without providing
a citation—even if you do not include any direct quotes.
3. "Mosaic" plagiarism is a combination of direct and
paraphrase plagiarism. This type involves tossing various words, phrases, and
sentences (some word for word, some paraphrased) into your essay without
providing quotation marks or attributions.
4. Accidental plagiarism
occurs when citations are missing or sources are cited incorrectly. Accidental
plagiarism is often the result of a disorganized research process and a
last-minute time crunch. Ultimately, if you fail to cite your sources
appropriately, you've committed plagiarism—even if you had every intention of
giving credit.
So, If you want to copy and paste, don’t forget to insert the credit of
source of the essay, the work even the opinion from other people (oral or
writer) because if you do plagiarism you will get punishment. There is a law of
plagiarism from Republic of Indonesia Law Article paragraph (2) “Lulusan
perguruan tinggi yang karya ilmiahnya digunakan untuk memperoleh gelar
akademik, profesi, atau vokasi terbukti merupakan jiplakan dicabut gelarnya.”
Law Article 70 “Lulusan yang karya ilmiah yang digunakan untuk mendapatkan
gelar akademik, profesi, atau vokasi sebagaimana dimaksud dalam pasal 25 atau
(2) terbukti merupakan jiplakan dipidana dengan pidana penjara paling lama dua
tahun dan/atau pidana denda paling banyak Rp. 200.000.000,- (dua ratus juta
rupiah).”
Government regulation No. 17 of 2010
: has set sanctions for students who commit
acts of plagiarism. If proven to do plagiarism, a student will get the
following sanctions:
1. Rebuke
2. Written warning
3. Delays in granting some student rights
4. Cancellation of Value
5. Resignation from the status of student
6. Dismissal is not respectful of the
status of student
7. Cancellation of diploma if it has passed
the education process
References :
http://lib.ugm.ac.id/ind/?page_id=3076
https://www.thoughtco.com/plagiarism-definition-1691631
