Plagiarism





Plagiarism is as serious an offense as can be made in an academic setting. It is stealing another author’s work or words and putting them as your own. In our classroom students will receive a zero as such misconduct such as submitting plagiarized content is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is making a false claim of authorship and therefore lying belittling the reputation and the ownership of the other author along the way. Taking such a stance on any assignment that is given portrays a true lack of ethics. Remember the best way to avoid plagiarism is to be sure and sight everything that you say in any assignment. If there are words within your work that are not totally yours, be sure that you give credit where credit is due. Taking good notes in class can help you to better organize your writing and assign credit to whom it is necessary. Remember when in doubt be sure to cite your sources.