Plagiarism-You Will Get Caught
What is plagiarism?
According to the Texas Tech Student Code of Conduct:
"'Plagiarism' includes but is not limited to, the appropriation of buying, recieving as a gift or obtaining by any means, material that is attributable in whole or in part, to another source, including words, ideas, illustrations, structure, computer code other expression and media, and presenting that material as one's own academic work being offered for credit."
Find out more about plagiarism:
Many professors here at Texas Tech are taking a stand against plagiarism, one of the ways they are doing this, is by utilizing a Web site that detects plagiarism. Check out the site! Also, check this out to find out more about what plagiariam is, and how to prevent it. Also, check out these statistics on just how many students plagiarize.
What if you don't mean to plagiarize?
Many students dont even realize that they are plagiarizing. Here are some tips to help you along the way:
If it is not your own work, ATTRIBUTE it! For example: Bill Smith says,"" or According to ABC Novel.
Always be safe by including a SOURCES page for any report or a Bibliography. What if you don't know how to site a source or write a Bibliography? Here are some sources to help you:
Duke University's How to: Works Cited
On the Lighter side:
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There is no doubt that plagiarism is a very serious issue, but on the lighter side, please view more of these cartoons about plagiarism. They correctly portray plagiarism with humor!