Example 2: Word-for-Word Plagiarism (Mosaic)

The mosaic type of plagiarism refers to the blending of original material with students' words without giving credit to the author of the original.

Original Source Material
Student's Version

Business plays a mammoth role in workforce development, but many environments are inhospitable to learning, and business goals may fail to serve the learner. The competitive global economy has caused employers to take a greater interest in human resource development because it is through people, not technology, that competitive edge is gained.

Workforce development is more closely linked to job performance than to larger educational goals. Some business environments are inhospitable to learning and business goals fail to serve the learner, although competitive edge is gained with the human capital and not with technological advances.

Source:
Bierema, L. L. (2000). Moving beyond performance paradigms in human resource development. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 278-293). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Reference:
Bierema, L. L. (2000). Moving beyond performance paradigms in human resource development. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 278-293). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Analysis:

  • In the student's version, note that the source is not cited in the paragraph with an in-text citation, footnote, or endnote.
  • Phrases identical to the original are woven with the student's words (mosaic). The identical phrases are not quoted to give credit to the source.
  • A reference is provided (APA style) but the source is not acknowledged in the paragraph.

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