How am I to know, in a practical sense, where something came from? On the other hand, I know that I have very little original thought, so whatever I say probably comes from somewhere, right? For example, I know that much of my sentiment about plagiarism derives from my feeling about the copyright of derivative artwork, and those sentiments were introduced to me by two persons: my partner (but he’s never published anything on this topic) and from an instructor who so pissed me off about some assignments I did in his class that I have forgotten his name! How am I to cite them? Having said that, I am fully prepared to cite those sources that I know have provided me with the seed thoughts, or from which I wish to quote directly.īut what happens if I cite as original a source that was plagiarizing someone else, despite due diligence on my part? In a corporate setting I could probably get away with plagiarism, simply because there is no watchdog. I find it difficult, not because I want to be unethical, but because I know that my own learning style is highly reflective and transformative, and that I have hundreds of “inputs” into that process. I find the whole topic of plagiarism a very hard lump to swallow.
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