Plagiarism

Definition in Oxford English Dictionary: 
"The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft."*

* "plagiarism, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/144939. Accessed 8 May 2019.

Plagiarism can be done Intentionally or UNINTENTIONALLY but...

• No excuses!!

- I didn’t know that a web site had to be cited!
- I didn’t know that I had to cite what TV show I saw that on
- I thought I only had to cite it if I used their exact words – not if I reword it!

• You are responsible for knowing what plagiarism is and avoiding it!!

• Give credit to original author(s) for:
  - Direct quotations
  - Paraphrasing (rewording someone else’s words)
  - Other people’s ideas, opinions, theories
  - Using facts that are NOT common knowledge

• Your professors want to know that you read the important works on your topic
• Your professors are more impressed with the quality of your citations than ‘your ideas’ with no backing!
• QUOTE – paraphrase – GIVE CREDIT!!!

• Do research (read article, web site, book)
  Copy citation information and the quote
  Use  ,    or   to save citations
  Send citation info to yourself by email
  Copy the information and file it!

BE responsible! BE organized!
Save time and effort!
How doesn’t matter – just do it!!

Plagiarism can bring serious consequences:

• fail an assignment
• fail a course
• suspension from AUP for 1-2 semesters
• kicked out of AUP

Please read this page for more information.

• Ask your professor
• Ask a librarian
• When in doubt as to whether something is a commonly known fact – give credit to author
  Research help – ask a question or make an appointment with a reference librarian!

GOOD LUCK!