Plagiarism: What is Plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is presenting as one's own, intentionally or not, someone else's words, ideas, conclusions, images, or data, without specific acknowledgment.

• This includes, but is not limited to

  • presenting the source's language without quotation marks (with or without citation);

  • paraphrased language that is not cited;

  • and/or language that is cited, but insufficiently paraphrased.

• If students have questions about citation, acknowledgement, paraphrasing, or specific course standards related to plagiarism, they should consult with their instructor BEFORE submitting assignments that may contain questionable material.

  ---

   

SVC Honor Code can be found at: www.skagit.edu/honorcode

ACCORDING TO THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY, TO "PLAGIARIZE" MEANS:

• to steal or pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

• use without crediting the source

• to commit literary theft

• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing sourceMerriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
   

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM:

• turning in someone else's work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ides from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

(https://www.plagiarism.org/)