Plagiarism

Copying a paragraph, but changing a few words

and giving a citation.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Cutting and pasting a short article from a website,

with no citation.

• Plagiarsm

• Not Plagiarism

Taking two paragraphs from a classmate’s essay,

without citation.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Taking a graph from a textbook, giving the source.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Taking a quotation from a source, giving a citation

but not using quotation marks.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Using an idea that you think of as general

knowledge (e.g. the Great Depression was caused

by restrictions on free trade), without citation.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Using a paragraph from an essay you wrote and

had marked the previous semester, without

citation.

• Plagiarism

• Not plagiarism

Answer explanation

This is considered self-plagiarism.

Using the results of your own research (e.g. from a

survey), without citation.

• Plagiarism

• Not palgiarism

Giving a citation for some information but

misspelling the author’s name.

• Plagiarism

• Not palgiarism

Answer explanation

Citation has to be accurate.