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Plagiarism in College Writing



Introduction
Plagiarism occurs in many forms. Self-plagiarism and inadvertent plagiarism are two forms of plagiarism. Students plagiarize for many reasons. Self-plagiarism is a form of plagiarism that is difficult to detect and often over looked. Inadvertent plagiarism is often caused by sloppy work and poor citation preparation skills. Proper education and practicing citations along with the use of online tools will assist the student in preparing citations.

Self-plagiarism
Self-plagiarism is perhaps one of the most common but most overlooked forms of plagiarism. Simply put, "self-plagiarism involves the handing in of the same work for more than one assignment" (MacDonell, 2005). While the authorities on plagiarism might agree that the line between self-plagiarism and the legitimate recycling of one's own academic writing is thin, MacDonell (2005) says it best when she describes self-plagiarism as the reuse of a......

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