Plagiarism

This lecture was not as necessary to me as it might have been to others because I have learned about plagiarism year after year at my old school.  I do agree that plagiarism is bad and that this lecture is important for students to understand what it is and what its consequences are. 

Plagiarism can get confusing at times though.  What I have learned through writing many research papers in the past is if the information is not yours, CITE it.  It is your preference whether to paraphrase or quote it but either way, CITE it. 

I liked how in this discussion we were given the consequences because personally I would not like to spend my Saturday picking up sand with a teaspoon.  One of the tricky things about plagiarism is that sometimes students are unaware that they have committed it which can be bad and emotionally hard for the student. 

I believe that most students of DuPont Manual are individually motivated and strive to learn every day.  Hopefully, with such hardworking personalities, they will make the right choices and lean towards their own words and ideas. 

This lecture may not have been the most intriguing lesson, but it is one of the most useful and important lectures!