What is plagiarism?

What are the consequences (penalties) for plagiarism?

Why is it important to cite all your sources?

I can copy and paste information in my report from the internet.

The word CITE means. . .

What is a SOURCE?

What is a works cited page?

Where can you find the works cited page.

How many sources should be on a works cited page?

Which of the following is not an error that will result in plagiarism?

Which of the following is the best way to protect yourself against plagiarism?

While writing a long research paper, you come across an interesting concept mentioned in a book, and you incorporate this concept into your main argument. After you finish writing the paper, you can't remember where you initially found the concept, so you don't bother to cite the source of your idea. This is considered an acceptable practice (i.e., not plagiarism).

Last semester you spent a great deal of time researching a topic for a class and wrote an involved paper on the topic. The next semester, a different instructor asks you to write a similar paper. You turn in the same exact paper for the new class, without mentioning that it is the same paper that you have already turned in. This is a type of plagiarism.

When writing a paper, you integrate the information from multiple sources together with your own ideas. Rather than separating out the source of each idea, you list all of the citations at the end of the paragraph. This is considered an acceptable practice (i.e., not plagiarism).

Sources are listed alphabetically in the Works Cited page.

If you cite information within the text of a paper, it is not necessary to include this source in the list of references.