What is plagiarism

Information from: IU code of students rights, responsibilities and conduct, youtube: paulrobesonlibrary.

What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is taking someones idea, theory, or opinion without citing it. It can also be facts, statistcs, graphs, drawngs, any peices of informaton that is not common knowledge. It is even consdered plagiarsm if you use something that you wote before and hand it in again. There can be very serious consequences for plagiarism, including failing the paper, the course, even expulsion from the school!

How you can avoid plagiarism is quite simple- cite all informton you get from sources. The best thing to do is state where you got everything from in your notes, so for the final copy it is all there. As long as you are not copying someone's written or spoken words withought giving them credit, then you are not plagiarising.

What is paraphasing? Paraphrasing is using someone elses ideas but putting them in your own words. People mostly use this when they incorporate sources into their writing. Even though it is your writing it is still someone elses idea so you have to cite it or else you are plagiarising.

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