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Plagiarism notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the best way to avoid plagiarism? | deploying your academic skills |
| What is collusion plagiarism? | unauthorized collaboration between students |
| What can happen if you are thought to have plagiarized? | Universities take it as a serious matter, and you could possibly be kicked out of the school |
| What is auto-plagiarism? | Submitting work that you had already turned in for a different assignment. |
| Can plagiarism be unintentional? | Yes. (not understanding the citation system) |
| What should you give credit to? | words or ideas in any medium, information, visual aids, exact words or unique phrases |
| Is using synonyms or scrambling an author's words and phrases and then using these "rewrites" plagiarism? | Yes. |
| What does good paraphrasing also require? | a citation of the original source |
| True or false: You do NOT need to credit your own personal experiences. | True |
| What is one of the main reasons that student plagiarize? | Running out of time/Procrastination/Poor time management |