Plagiarism or Not?

Taking information from an outside source and presenting it as your own.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Examining the works of others to gather information for your research.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Making use of the works of others to support your own ideas.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Using the same essay you wrote for one assignment and handing it in for another assignment.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Taking text from a source, changing one or two words, and putting it in your paper with a citation.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Copying a diagram from a website and including it in your paper with a citation underneath.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Using the work of another student to create your own paper.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Having someone look over your paper and discussing how to improve it.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Using data an author presents from a different author, but not citing the original work.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism

Including information from a personal communication, like an email or text, without providing a citation.

• Yes it's plagiarism

• No, it is not plagiarism