Impact of Plagiarism and F1 Visa Status (Video)

In this video, I have a simple message for students in USA and prospective students trying to get to USA.

Message is Simple

• Know the Rules. Follow the Rules.
• Don’t get caught by copying your assignments.

Read the following articles

• I’m In Big Trouble for Copying Assignment

Following is taken from Indiana University

 

What is Plagiarism and Why is it Important?

In college courses, we are continually engaged with other people’s ideas: we read them in texts, hear them in lecture, discuss them in class, and incorporate them into our own writing. As a result, it is very important that we give credit where it is due. Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.

How Can Students Avoid Plagiarism?

To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use

• another person’s idea, opinion, or theory;
• any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings—any pieces of information—that are not common knowledge;
• quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or
• paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words.

Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism

1. Put in quotations everything that comes directly from the text especially when taking notes.

2. Paraphrase, but be sure you are not just rearranging or replacing a few words.

Instead, read over what you want to paraphrase carefully; cover up the text with your hand, or close the text so you can’t see any of it (and so aren’t tempted to use the text as a “guide”). Write out the idea in your own words without peeking.

3. Check your paraphrase against the original text to be sure you have not accidentally used the same phrases or words, and that the information is accurate.

 

I hope you have an idea about plagiarism and ways to avoid it.

You will be instructed about plagiarism during your International Student Orientation. Pay close attentions to the section.