Plagiarism
A Personal Story
A university house mate of mine copied an assignment from a previous year. Unfortunately he left a page of the original in his submission. A humourous event on the face of it, but one that led to his disqualification and eventual failure to obtain a degree.
Mr. Rowe, Library technician
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. See CCVI's official Policy on Plagiarism.
Here are some highlights of CCVI's policy statement;
- Definition; "Plagiarism is the act of using another person's ideas or expressions without acknowledging the source."
- Deliberate plagiarism will result in a mark of zero on the assignment and may result in an incomplete course.
- Unintentional plagiarism may require the assignment to be rewritten.
Plagiarism Resources
Acadia University Plagiarism Tutorials
Acadia presents a series of animated tutorials designed to simplify some of the plagiarism issues confronting students.
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab
This site describes how students can avoid plagiarism. It provides a brief overview of contradictions in academic writing, actions that might be seen as plagiarism, and guidelines for researching, quoting, paraphrasing, and deciding whether something is common knowledge. Includes exercises.
Plagiarism.org
This site provides another excellent overview of all aspects of plagiarism.
University of Maine
The Writing Centre explains plagiarism and its consequences and describes techniques for taking notes and quoting sources in order to avoid plagiarism. Includes a section on copyright, information about citing Web sources, and quizzes about plagiarism and copyright infringement.
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Avoiding plagiarism is easier when you cite sources properly. See our link to NoodleTools as well as our online versions of the Centennial Communications Guide
Our resident expert, head librarian Mr. Shaw, will be happy to assist you in citing your essay.