Examples of plagiarism
Example 1.
In the example below, the sentence is plagiarised. The exact text has been taken from a United Nations source, but the student has not mentioned where this definition was found.
Sustainability can be defined as economic-development activity that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Example 2.
If you are writing a report containing numbers or data, you need to show where you found the information as you cannot make this information up in your head.
In the example below, the writer has given generalisations of data with no evidence to substantiate this. This is plagiarism.
The fashion industry is a vast business that is valued in trillions, and claimed to be one of the most powerful industries in the world due to its size. Its value is in trillion of dollars and it employs people across the globe. It is estimated that those directly employed by manufacturing industries range from 25 to 60 million, making it the most labour-dependent industry in the world.