Plagiarism

What is the definition of plagiarism?

• Using inaccurate definitions in your writing.
• Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
• Citing your work properly.
• Quoting your favorite author in your writing.

What would be considered plagiarism?

• Turning in someone else's work as your own.
• Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks.
• Giving incorrect information about the source of the quotation.
• All of the above.

What is the best way to avoid plagiarism?

• Don't do any research.
• Change a few words in the quotation to make it your own.
• Cite your work properly.
• Invent your own statistics.

Why does plagiarism matter?

• It doesn't.
• Because it is an act of fraud.
• Because it takes credibility away from your writing.
• Because you will get an F on your English paper if you plagiarize.

What is the definition of Intellectual Property?

• A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commmercial value.
• The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
• Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
• The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.

What is the definition of Public Domain?

• A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.
• The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
• Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
• The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.

What is the definition of Common Knowledge?

• A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commmericial value.
• The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
• Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
• The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.

What is the definition of Fair Use?

• A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.
• The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
• Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
• The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.

How can students avoid plagiarism?

• Cite your sources.
• Learn how to paraphrase.
• Analyze sources.
• All of the above.