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One huge misconception that students have is
that rewriting something is not plagiarism because they are “putting it in
their own words.” Well, if the
source is not officially acknowledged, IT IS PLAGIARISM.
Copying and pasting actually accounts for only a small percentage of
plagiarism. The majority of
plagiarism is a result of text manipulation.
The accessibility of the Internet makes plagiarism very tempting, and
unintentional plagiarism springs from this as well.
Simply stated, plagiarism is using someone’s work without giving the
appropriate credit. This can mean
several things:
1. Copying and
pasting text from on-line media, such as encyclopedias is plagiarism.
2. Copying and
pasting text from any website is plagiarism.
3. Transcribing
text from any printed material, such as books, magazines, encyclopedias, or
newspapers,
is plagiarism.
4. Simply
modifying text from any of the above sources is plagiarism.
For example, replacing a few
select words using
a Thesaurus does not constitute original work –
Anytime you quote, summarize, or
paraphrase, you must acknowledge the original source.
Even if you
summarize or
paraphrase, if you do not directly credit your source through a citation YOU ARE
PLAGIARIZING!
·
If you quote a source, you must quote exactly, word for word.
Cite the source in the paper with a footnote or parenthetical citation.
·
Summaries and paraphrasing must also be cited.
Cite these exactly as you would a quote.
Summaries and paraphrasing are merely condensed versions of someone
else’s work. You must give
him/her credit for the information.
6. Using
photographs, video, or audio without permission or acknowledgment is plagiarism.
7. You may use such a photographic, video, or audio source
with or in a paper or multimedia presentation
that you create as
long as you do not profit from it or use it for any purpose other than
the original
assignment.
You must include the source in your bibliography.
8. Using another
student’s work and claiming it as your own, even
with permission, is academically
unethical and is
treated as plagiarism. This is
known as “collusion.”
·
Allowing own coursework to be copied by another student
·
Copying another student’s coursework with or without his/her
knowledge
·
Submitting a piece of coursework as an individual piece of work
when it has actually
been written with
another student
·
Doing another student’s coursework for him/her
·
Copying from a neighbor during an examination without the neighbor
realizing it
·
Submitting coursework from an outside source (e.g. a former
student offers to sell
pre-prepared
essay)
·
Premeditated collusion between two or more students to communicate
answers to each
other during an
examination
·
Obtaining test information from other students
9. Acquiring work
from commercial sources is academically unethical and is treated as plagiarism.
10. Translation from one language to another
is not using your own words. Translations fall under the
guidelines for quotations, summaries, and paraphrasing.
11. Using an essay that you wrote for
another class/another purpose without getting permission from the
teacher/professor of both the current class and the class for which the
original work was used is
SELF-PLAGIARISM and is basis for consequence or penalty.
You may use your previous work
as a basis for new research but include the original work in your
bibliography.
Penalties for Plagiarism in ECHS English Department