ENG4003_1904081 DiscussionsModule 2 Discussion

Case Study: Plagiarism

Review the article from this week’s readings, Single Sourcing, Boilerplates, and Re-Purposing: Plagiarism and Technical Writing, by Michelle O’Brien Louch.

The case study in this article asks you to consider plagiarism from the perspectives of academic and technical writing and the concepts of copying and remixing, two ideas closely related to plagiarism, and develop your own conclusions, both personal and professional, about what is and is not ethical communication.

Use the article and the questions to guide your original response:

• How are the ramifications different when it comes to a technical writer single sourcing and, for example, a novelist copying material from another? Why do you think this is so?
• Should all writers be held to the same expectations regarding plagiarism? Why or why not?
• What do you believe businesses can do to prevent unethical use of another’s material?
• How will you manage issues of copying and plagiarism in your professional career? What steps can you take to ensure that you employ ethics in your writing?