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Plagiarism


What is Plagiarism?

Failing to give appropriate credit when utilizing someone's words or ideas.
Plagiarism can be committed unintentionally (forgetting to add a reference in a bibliography) or
intentionally (claiming someone's ideas as your own or buying a paper and submitting it as your own).
Regardless, it's considered a serious charge in academic and professional settings (Purdue OWL). 

                                                                                   Quick Tips to Avoid Plagiarism:
  • if copying word for word, use "direct quotes"
  • when paraphrasing, the language must be changed. Paraphrasing is not just simply changing a few words.
  • always use in text citations for both direct quotes and paraphrasing. E.g. "Sam I am..." (Seuss 2). (MLA format)
  • be sure to also cite your sources in your list of sources. E.g. Works Cited page, Reference page, or Bibliography.

Useful Links from other Institutions

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KPU Plagiarism Tutorial: Some explanation of what will be found on the site
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SFU Plagiarism Tutorial: ​Some explanation of what will be found on the site

SFU Plagiarism Tutorial: Plagiarism Tutorial from SFU.

KPU Plagiarism Webpage: Plagiarism webpage from the KPU Library.
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    • Plagiarism
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      • Serial Killers
      • Famous Poets
      • Rise and Fall of Civilizations
      • Civilizations of the World
      • Genocide Studies
    • Writing Lab
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    • KPU
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