Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

How can you EASILY avoid unintentional plagiarism?

• Paraphrasing

• Re-wording a sentence

• Citing your sources

Which of the following does not need to be cited:

• Paraphrased information

• Direct quotes

• Common knowledge

• Secondary sources

Plagiarism is... 

• The intentional use of another's ideas, words, or work as your own. 
• A great trick for passing when you don't want to do the work yourself. 
• Intentionally using false data to make your lab report seem more legitimate. 
• Turning your back on the flag during the pledge of alleigiance. 

According to our school's Academic Honesty Policy cheating includes...

• Copying another student's work. 
• Proofreading an essay for a friend.
• Discussing ideas for a project.
• All of these things. 

You take a sentence from a professional journal and reorder the phrases, keeping the meaning and most phrases intact. You do not cite your source.
Is this plagiarism?

• YES
• NO

Material on the Web is free for anyone to use.

• TRUE
• FALSE

A paraphrase must always contain a citation.

• True
• False

When faced with a situation of academic dishonesty, the best course of action is to contact your course instructor first.

• true
• false

Which of the following is the most likely consequence for a college student caught committing academic dishonesty?

• detention and a fine.

• automatic legal prosecution.

• expulsion and loss of credit.

• loss of high school diploma.