Chapter 22: The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why and If 

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What I expect to learn?

I expect to learn about The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If

Quote:

“Plagiarism will be treated here very broadly as expression that improperly incorporates existing work either without authorization or without documentation, or both.”

Review:

Plagiarism will be treated here very broadly as expression that improperly incorporates existing work either without authorization or without documentation, or both.It is important to distinguish between issues of authorization and documentation, for these are two sorts of wrongs. We should also note that plagiarism can be unintentional, both when there is a failure to authorize and when there is a failure to document. The two sorts of plagiarism are based on two sorts of ethical and cultural concerns. The primary  roponents of open source software argue that the elimination of the transaction costs that are inherent in demands for authorization will lead to the creation of more high-quality software than is produced under a system that treats a failure to receive authorization as plagiarism.

What I Learned?

• Plagiarism

Integrative Question:

1. What is plagiarism?
2. What is important to distinguish?
3. What do we need to take note on plagiarism?
4. What are the two sorts of plagiarism?
5. What does they argue about plagiarism?

Discussion:

1. What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism will be treated here very broadly as expression that improperly incorporates existing work either without authorization or without documentation, or both.

1. What is important to distinguish?

   It is important to distinguish between issues of authorization and documentation,

for these are two sorts of wrongs.

1. What do we need to take note on plagiarism?

We should also note that plagiarism can be unintentional, both when there is a

failure to authorize and when there is a failure to document.

1. What are the two sorts of plagiarism?

   The two sorts of plagiarism are based on two sorts of ethical and cultural

concerns.

1. What does they argue about plagiarism?

The primary proponents of open source software argue that the elimination of the

transaction costs that are inherent in demands for authorization will lead to the creation

of more high-quality software than is produced under a system that treats a failure to

receive authorization as plagiarism.