Plagiarism
Computing: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.3.1
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is when you copy someone’s work without asking or saying who did it.
Copying and pasting
- It is very easy to copy text using a computer and to paste it into your own document.
- If you copy and paste someone’s text and don’t say who wrote it, you are plagiarising.
Plagiarism
- Plagiarism is NOT allowed in schools, colleges, university or the workplace.
- It is quite easy to find out if someone has plagiarised something.
Avoiding plagiarism
- You can avoid plagiarism by:
- Using different sources of information - not just one.
- Using your own words.
- Always saying where your information comes from.
Test yourself on Plagiarism
Which three things can you do to avoid plagiarism?
Marta has copied a text from a book for her English assignment.
What is Marta doing?