‘CAUSE I TOTALLY CHEATED ON THIS ARTICLE

The existing Code on Student Discipline does NOT define plagiarism. It is, however, understood to be included in Sec.2(a), thus: "Any form of cheating in examinations or any act of dishonesty in relation to his studies."² So we plagiarizers have to be really careful, because the Student Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) can suspend or expel us.

The best part for us cheaters is this: EVERYTHING can be plagiarized. Quotations, articles, blogs, photos, graphs, lesson plans, source codes, web sites, drawings, music, even ideas. With enough practice, you’ll never have to do any work at all.

So just how do you plagiarize And how do you make sure that plagiarizers stay free and unhindered? Let us count the ways.

1. Alter words but imitate the structure of the sentence without citing the original. Yeah, exactly like that. Unless you attended the UP Faculty workshop last September 27, 2010 on busting plagiarism, you wouldn’t have noticed.³

Professor Cleonicki Saroca from the UP Department of Sociology writes, “I strongly believe it is the duty of universities to provide a clear definition of plagiarism including penalties. I take plagiarism very seriously. Firstly, plagiarism is intellectual theft. Secondly, as an educator, I work in partnership with students to assist them to develop their analytical and writing skills, to get them to think critically for themselves, and engage appropriately with the work of other authors. In marking an essay, I want to see a student's own work, not the unacknowledged work of another author. Students can't develop those essential skills if they simply steal other people's work.” ⁶