Plagiarism

Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s ideas, work and words.

• Yes

• No

A student takes a few paragraphs from a previous assignment and includes them in a new assignment; he does not need to cite the source as they are taken from his own work. This is plagiarism.

• Yes

• No

Plagiarism happens when a student borrows an original idea and presents it as a new idea.

• Yes

• No

Plagiarism is when a student uses materials and acknowledge the sources.

• Yes

• No

It is not necessary to cite a collaboratively written text on the web like Wikipedia.

• Yes

• No

For an individual class assignment, housemates Ana and Jun work together where Ana compiles research notes and Jun extracts the main points. Both collaboratively write the research paper. This is acceptable collaboration.

• Yes

• No

The current U.S. president is Joe Biden. This statement requires a citation.

• Yes

• No