Plagiarism is a burning problem in AKA,M that must be addressed immediately. Students at AKA,M have to constantlyconduct research and often theybecome overwhelmed by the workload and the deadlines that need to be met. Hence, this leads them to no other option but to copy other people’s work without fully acknowledging it and this act is known as plagiarism. This is not a onetime thing and moststudents do this repeatedly, getting them in the habit of doing it. If not addressed immediately, this habit can be carried on to university where they are given harsher penalties for committing such crimes. Habits such as these ultimately shape our destiny and determine our character.
To begin with, while learning researching and writing abilities a host of other abilities including taking notes, paraphrasing, evaluating sources and giving credits are also learned. Students who plagiarise may never mastersuch skills. Secondly, plagiarism has several negative effects on the students. The most palpable of these effects range from failing an assignment to failing a class, or even getting suspended or expelled, ultimately preventing them from acquiring a diploma or, at a university level, even a PhD. Furthermore, the other impact includesspoilt reputation for themselves and the institution they belong to. Those who plagiarize have a name tag on them and if caught they can ruin their reputation and to a larger extent even their future. In addition, it also limits ones creativity by not letting them think for themselves. It limits thought, research and critical thinking required in the growth and development of a student.
“We become what we repeatedly do” is a quote by Sean Covey that clearly states the effects of habits such as plagiarism. When drowned in work and with the pressure of deadlines at our doorstep, copying and pasting someone else’s work might seem like an easy relief. However, this easy relief becomes an addiction, and we begin to repeatedly plagiarize in order to release all the tension our academic demands thrust on us. What would we rather be, the sum of our own hard work and effort or the product of someone else’s creativity and ideas? Do we want to be defined by the values and inspirations we set or the aspirations and fragments of someone else’s dreams? You are better off as a first-rate version of yourself rather than a second-rate version of someone else.
Students Stabbed by Plagarism!