PLAGIARISM

You borrow an essay written by another student and then submit it as your own work. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, because it's not my own work.

• No, because the other student gave me permission.

You hand in an essay for one subject that you have already submitted for another: plagiarism?

• No, I wrote the essay, so it's my work.

• Yes, students shouldn't 'recycle' assignments.

You download an article from the internet or take a published journal article or a section of a book and pretend that it's your own work. Is this plagiarism?

• YES

• NO

You copy down exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work (essay, article, book, lecture, web page, newspaper) and put them in your essay without using quotation marks or a footnote/ in-text citation. Is this plagiarism?

• NO

• YES

You borrow sentences or paragraphs from someone else and put them in your assignment. Although you haven’t used quotation marks, you have provided correct citations (or footnotes), so you haven’t plagiarised, have you?

• Yes, because plagiarism applies to both words and ideas.

• No, because I've cited my source.

You paraphrase an idea you really like from a reading and put it in the essay you are working on. It's in your own words, so you don't bother with a citation. Have you plagiarised?

• NO

• YES

You have written a paragraph outlining a concept you have come up with. However, you have relied heavily on phrases and sentences that have come from your reading. Because the concept is yours, you haven't provided references for the words. Have you plagiarised?

• Yes, because I've used the words and phrasing of other writers.

• No, because it's my own idea.

You hand in an essay where almost every line is a direct quotation from a source. In fact, you have done a lot of reading for this assignment. You have referenced these sources correctly (quotation marks and citation), so it can’t be plagiarism, can it?

• Yes, I've relied too much on the words of others.

• No, I'm showing that I've done lots of research.

You find a great source for research on the internet. The site has no 'author' so you copy the information and use it in your assignment. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, all sources of information must be cited.

• No, information on the net is up for grabs.