1. What it is and how to avoid it.

2. Plagiarism is using someone else’s words, ideas or images as your own. Plagiarism is dishonest, unethical, and illegal! Read Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism.Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

3. Intentional Copying a friend’s work Buying or borrowing papers Cutting and pasting text from sources without giving credit “Borrowing” media without giving credit Publishing on the web without the permission of the original creators Unintentional Using minimal or careless paraphrasing Failing to document or “cite” properly Quoting excessively Failing to use your own “voice” to present information or ideas

4. 1.DON’T copy word for word, or by copying and pasting. 2.DO take notes! 3.DO paraphrase!

5. 1.Always put quotation marks around any words that you take directly from a source. 2.Always give credit to the source!

6. 1.Reading a source, learning what it means, and retelling it in your own “voice” or words is acceptable. 2.Always give credit to the source.

7. 1.Info that is known to many people (George Washington was the first president. McCain and Obama ran for president in the 2008 Presidential Election.) 2.You do NOT need to cite Common Knowledge! ☺

8. 1.Find source again to check information 2.Acknowledge your sources for ethical reasons

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