Plagiarism & Academic Honesty

______________occurs when someone takes credit for an idea that is not theirs.

• Plague

• Plagues

• Plagiarism

• Plaque

The quality of being truthful in words and actions is known as what?

• Integrity

• Honesty

• Love

• Disregard

It is not plagiarism if you copy the material yourself, in your own handwriting.

• True

• False

Honesty is the best _________.

• Policy

• Rule

• Thing

• Word

When you copy material from another source, changing one or two words is enough to avoid plagiarism.

• True

• False

Why is being honest a good leadership skill?

• You need to tell the truth.

• Shrek

• People like to be treated badly

• People tend to follow people they trust.

What can you do to avoid plagiarism?

• Cite your sources at the end of a sentence.

• Reference and rephrase other's work.

• Use quotation marks.

• All of the above.

Which of these would be considered cheating by a teacher?

• Watching the movie instead of reading the assigned book.

• Using the internet to look up answers to questions on an assignment.

• Copying a friends homework.

• All of the above

• None of the above

Teachers have web sites and computer programs that tell them if students have plagiarized or not.

• True

• False