Question

Ajay creates a dance sequence as part of his music and performing arts major. he incorporates some steps that he saw in a performance last year by a student in the same major, but does not acknowledge where the ideas for the steps came from. is this plagiarism?

Answer 1

The answer is: yes.

Plagiarism is the act of taking other people's ideas or thoughts as if they were one's own original work. In order not to commit a severe ethical offense or academic fraud, it is important to always acknowledge other people's work. In Ajay's case, he is commiting an act of plagiarism because he has not recognized the other student's steps, and he has copied them as his own creation.