1. Plagiarism
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR YOUR CLASS

2. What is Plagiarism?
According to the Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means:
 to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another)
as one's own
 to use (another's production) without crediting the
source
 to commit literary theft
 to present as new and original an idea or product
derived from an existing source.

3. All of the following are considered plagiarism
 turning in someone else's
 changing words but
work as your own
copying the sentence
 copying words or ideas
structure of a source
from someone else without giving credit
without giving credit
 copying so many words
 failing to put a quotation
or ideas from a source
in quotation marks that it makes up the
 giving incorrect majority of your
information about the work, whether you give
source of a quotation credit or not (see our
section on "fair use"
rules)

4. Facts about Plagiarism
Here are some recent findings regarding plagiarism:
 A study by The Center for Academic Integrity found
that almost 80% of college students admit to cheating
at least once.
 According to a survey by the Psychological Record 36%
of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing
written material.
 A poll conducted by US News and World Reports found
that 90% of students believe that cheaters are either
never caught or have never been appropriately
disciplined.

5. Reference
 PlagiarismdotOrg Retrieved June 12, 2012 from
http://www.plagiarism.org/index.html