Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s work, without referencing it.

• It is illegal (a breach of copyright).
• It is taken very seriously by Schools, Universities, Publishers, and other authorities.
• It can get you kicked out of a College or University, or even sued!

Plagiarism comes in many forms.

Here are some examples:

• Forgetting to add quotation marks (" ") when you add a quote.
• Presenting someone else’s idea or argument, without referencing them (even by accident). Make sure you always include an in-text citation AND a reference list item for the ideas/facts you present.
• Using your own work from another assignment, without referencing yourself and the old assignment.
• Using an image, graph, or some other representation without providing a reference (including in-text).
• Using an expressed idea from an article, and passing it off as your own by simply rearranging the words a bit. (This one is a common mistake!)