Plagiarism is one of the main problems in this internet-enabled world. It means stealing someone's ideas. There are online thesis plagiarism checkers available for students to check plagiarism. This presentation gives a brief introduction to plagiarism.

1. Plagiarism
Everything you need to know

2. What is Plagiarism?
 In simple terms, plagiarism means copying and
borrowing someone else's original ideas without
his consent or knowledge. It is a common
problem these days and is considered as a breach
of writing ethics and standards. The definition of
plagiarism is not just limited to student's
academic writing, instead, it covers a wide area
of this internet-enabled world. Dealing with
plagiarism is a big problem these days although
there are plagiarism checker tools available both
for students and for professionals.

3. Types of Plagiarism
 Direct Plagiarism - It is an unethical practice in which a
majority of the words and structure is copied without using
any quotation.
 Self Plagiarism - This type of plagiarism occurs when a
student uses his own ideas and content from the previous
paper.
 Mosaic Plagiarism - It is also known as copy-paste
plagiarism in which a student copy pastes different content to
create a new content.
 Accidental Plagiarism - This type of plagiarism occurs when
a student or individual add a citation inaccurately.

4. Causes of Plagiarism
 Students are afraid to take risks in writing their own
work.
 Lack of time, poor time management is another
reason for plagiarism.
 Students do not take the consequences of plagiarism
seriously.
 Plagiarism policies are not strictly enforced on
students.
 Students may not know how to add citations or to
cite a source.

5. Consequences of Plagiarism
 Students accused of plagiarism can be suspended or
expelled. Their academic writing work like essays,
assignments, thesis/dissertation are instantly rejected.
 A person's professional career, as well as reputation,
can be ruined due to plagiarism.
 In many cases, a plagiarist has to pay monetary
compensation to the original author.
 Plagiarism in medical line can prove to be heinous.
 A legal action can be taken against the plagiarist.

6. How to Avoid Plagiarism?
 Read the research paper thoroughly and try to
recreate that idea in your own words. Do not copy
more than two words from the text that you have
read.
 Use citations in an effective way to avoid plagiarism.
 When you have taken content from some other
source, use quotes as they appear in the source.
 Include a reference page to indicate all the citations
at the end of the research paper.
 Cite your own content to avoid self-plagiarism.

7. Best Plagiarism Checkers
 Turnitin
 Plagiarism Checker X
 Grammarly
 Copyscape
 ProWritingAid
 Plagiarisma
 Quetext
 SST Plagiarism Checker

8. Thesis Plagiarism Checking
 Techsparks provide online thesis plagiarism
checking services at an affordable price. The
plagiarism checking tools are very costly and
mostly out of range of the normal people to
purchase. To help them students/individuals
who want their document to be checked for
plagiarism, Techsparks offer plagiarism
checking services.

9. Contact Techsparks
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