In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.
student version
frick (1991) claims that systems, including both business systems, and educational systems, are actually very simple. the main idea is that systems "have parts that fit together to make a whole" (the nature of systems in education section, para. 1). what is further interesting to frick is how those parts are connected together.
original version
the concept of systems is really quite simple. the basic idea is that a system has parts that fit together to make a whole; but where it gets complicated - and interesting - is how those parts are connected or related to each other. there are many kinds of systems: government systems, health systems, military systems, business systems, and educational systems, to name a few.
which of the following is true for the student version above?
(a) word-for-word plagiarism
(b) paraphrasing plagiarism
(c) this is not plagiarism

C. This is not plagiarism

Explanation:

The student's version is not plagiarism, because he didn't just copy the text from the original work without mentioning the author. He mentioned the author at the beginning of the passage as well as mentioned the year of publishing - Frick (1991) claims that systems, including both business systems, and educational systems, are actually very simple.

He didn't paraphrase the text and put it as his work, he cited the author's words, even mentioning the paragraphs where he had taken them from - The main idea is that systems "have parts that fit together to make a whole" (The nature of systems in education section, para. 1).

To prove my answer, there are needed definitions:

Word-for-Word plagiarism - a text or parts of a text are copied literally from the original work without mentioning the author. The missing quotation marks in the passages, or indention of an author.

Paraphrasing plagiarism - a text paraphrased in your own words without acknowledging the author.

I hope it helped you :)

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can