Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is simply using someone's work and not acknowledging or giving credit to the original author(s).
I am plagiarizing if I:
- Intentionally duplicate or copy another person's work including copying directly from an article, book, or website
- Copy another student's assignment(s)
- Paraphrase another person's work, while making only minor changes and not changing the meaning or ideas presented by the original author(s)
- Copy sections of another person's work and piece these sections together to create a new whole
- Turn in an assignment that has been previously submitted for assessment and then take credit for the assignment
- Turn in an assignment as independent work when the assignment was produced in whole or part in collusion with another student(s), tutor(s), or person(s)
For more information regarding Plagiarism visit:
- Plagiarism subject LibGuide: http://libguides.manchestercc.edu/plagiarism
- Plagiarism.org
Take the Plagiarism Quiz to see how much you know about plagiarism.
How to cite
Not your very own thoughts or ideas? Give credit to the original author(s) by citing each of your sources of information!
- Chicago/Turabian Citation GuidelinesHandout also available in the Library.
- Purdue OWL: APA FormattingExplains in detail how to cite in APA style.
- Purdue OWL: MLA Works CitedGreat examples!
