In academic research (and life in general) it is important and necessary to always Cite Your Sources. People need to know where the information/thoughts/ideas you are discussing came from.
Brief Overview of Plagiarism
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Types of Plagiarism
- Complete or Global Plagiarism
- Buying, borrowing, or stealing content and turning it in as your own work
- Direct or Verbatim Plagiarism
- Copying passages or sections from a source and not providing the proper citation/credit
- Paraphrasing Plagiarism
- Using someone else's ideas/thoughts and failing to credit the original source/author
- Source-Based Plagiarism
- Misrepresenting sources. Using quotes/thoughts/ideas from Source A and citing Source B instead
- This one is common when a student is rushing to complete an assignment
- To avoid this type of plagiarism it is important to be organized with your research and sources
- Self-Plagiarism
- Re-using or recycling material you created for one assignment for another
- BlackBoard has software that can tell when an assignment (or part of an assignment) is being reused in a different class
Consequences
Committing plagiarism can result in serious academic consequences including
- A zero in the assignment, test, or exam
- A zero in the course
- Suspension
- Expulsion
More Information
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