"No student shall submit as his or her own work any term paper, research paper, thesis or other academic assignment of original work that in any part is not in fact his/her own work. Knowingly using the ideas of another person and offering them as one's own original ideas is prohibited by this policy to the same extent as knowingly using the words of another writer and offering them as one's own original writing."
Academic Honesty (Policy 2.19), Mississippi College
To avoid plagiarizing:
These scenarios were taken directly from the University of Rochester, Board of Academic Honesty online material.
Retrieved from: http://www.rochester.edu/college/honesty/quiz2.html
"Plagiarism is the use of reference sources without providing correct acknowledgements. When you use ideas or words created by another person and do not give proper credit, you are claiming the words or ideas are your own. In essence, you are stealing from the original writer."
Plagiarism may take many forms:
It does not matter whether you intended to plagiarize or whether the plagiarism occurred unintentionally; it still constitutes academic dishonesty. Ignorance of the rules of correct citation is not an acceptable excuse.
Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty can subject a student to disciplinary action under the university Academic Honesty Policy.
Answer yes or no to the following questions. Keep track of your answers.