Technical Writing

• Plagiarism


  is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgment. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition.
• Plagiarius


  Literally kidnapper
• Types of Plagiarism

  • Copy And Paste
  • Paraphrasing
  • Reasoning Style Copying
  • Copying Analogies or metaphors
  • Copying creative ideas or solutions
  • Buying Papers
  • Presenting people's work
• Forms Of Plagiarism

  • Complete/Global plagiarism.
  • Source-Based plagiarism.
  • Direct or verbatim plagiarism.
  •  Auto-plagiarism.
  •  Paraphrasing/incremental plagiarism
  • Inaccurate authorship or misleading attribution.
  • Mosaic plagiarism.
  • Accidental Plagiarism.
• How to Avoid Plagiarism

  1. PARAPHRASE
  2. CITE
  3. QUOTING
  4. CITE QUOTATIONS
  5. CITING YOUR OWN MATERIAL
  6. REFERENCING
• Complete/Global plagiarism 


  is the most severe form of plagiarism where a researcher takes a manuscript or study that someone else created and submits it under his or her name. It is tantamount to intellectual theft and stealing .
• Source-Based plagiarism 


  may occur because of the different types of sources. For example, when a researcher references a source that is incorrect or does not exist, it is a misleading citation. Plagiarism also occurs when a researcher uses a secondary source of data or information, but only cites the primary source of information.
• Direct or verbatim plagiarism 


  occurs when an author copies the text of another author, word for word, without the use of quotation marks or attribution, thus passing it as his or her own. 
• Auto-plagiarism, 


  also known as self-plagiarism or duplication, happens when an author reuses significant portions of his or her previously published work without attribution. 
• Paraphrasing/incremental plagiarism 


  -It involves the use of someone else’s writing with some minor changes in the sentences and using it as one’s own. Even if the words differ, the original idea remains the same and plagiarism occurs.
• Mosaic plagiarism 


  may be more difficult to detect because it interlays someone else’s phrases or text within its own research. It is also known as patchwork plagiarism and it is intentional and dishonest.
• Accidental Plagiarism


  - plagiarism may be accidental if it occurred because of neglect, mistake, or unintentional paraphrasing
• Republic Act No. 8293 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
• Republic Act No. 8293 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
• In 1953, two organizations were founded: The Society of Technical Writers and The Association of Technical Writers and Editors. Today, they are known as Society for Technical Communication. (STC)
• In 1953, two organizations were founded: The Society of Technical Writers and The Association of Technical Writers and Editors. Today, they are known as Society for Technical Communication. (STC)
• Instruction manual for the BINAC computer written by Joseph D. Chapline in 1949 was the first computational technical document.
• Instruction manual for the BINAC computer written by Joseph D. Chapline in 1949 was the first computational technical document.
• Geoffrey Chaucer’s work “Treatise on the Astrolabe” (dated 1326,an instrument used for measuring the distance of stars, planets and for calculating the position of a ship )is an example of technical document and the first technical document published.
• In 1953, two organizations were founded: The Society of Technical Writers and The Association of Technical Writers and Editors. Today, they are known as Society for Technical Communication.