Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism

Plagiarize means

• To steal and pass off (the ideas of words of another) as one’s own
• To use another (another’s production) without crediting the source

Another thing considered plagiarism:

• Turning in someone else’s work as your own
• Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation

Using an image, video or piece of music.

• Copying media (especially images) from the other websites to paste them into your own papers or websites
• Performing another person’s copyrighted music

Preventing Plagiarism when Writing

Planning your paper:

• consult with supervisor
• plan your paper
• take notes

Writing your paper:

• When doubt, cite sources
• Make it clear who said what
• Know how to paraphrase
• Analyze and evaluate your sources