Plagiarism with Citations by Carl

Plagiarism with Citations by Carl - May 2021 Scholarship Essay

An academic challenge I faced my high school senior year and even the beginning of my undergraduate college year was citing my resources properly. Prior to citations, I had no idea why I had to cite and the differences between MLA or APA. Plagiarism is not tolerable by any academic institution because citation gives credit to the person's thoughts and creative works. It's like a form of theft. You can paraphrase, but if you use the thoughts of someone else from a different source, you have to cite that source. How did I learn citations and did I ever face any serious repercussions from not citing?

I learn citations when I became a federal work study writing tutor with my college DeVry University. Before filling the role, I had to take in-depth courses on citing sources and how to prevent plagiarism. Exams were given and three of my own research papers were reviewed by top professors to make sure there was no plagiarism. Constructive criticism was given to me and I learned so much from these professors. Thankfully, I never got into any serious trouble being a victim of plagiarism. One of my classes got a failing grade and another time I was suspended for a semester of classes.

This is no excuse to take plagiarism lightly. It's a serious offense and hurts the reputation of your academic institution. Passing by my college library and being a tutor, I learned really quick how a lot of college students think it's okay to conceptualize off of someone else's thoughts. Regardless of who or where you found the information, you must cite the source and give the person the credit they deserve.