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    Definition: Plagiarism

    Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own without giving them credit.

    Plagiarism isn’t always deliberate - the majority of students who plagiarize do so accidentally! It can happen by accident if you improperly acknowledge the source from which you take an idea.

    Plagiarism takes many forms. Examples include:

    • not citing where you got information;
    • using someone else's words without proper quotation marks and citation;
    • paraphrasing someone's article without giving them credit;
    • flat out copying and pasting text from somewhere else into your assignment. This could be text from the description, from the abstract, from the article itself, or from the author's biography

    Plagiarism is taken very seriously by CCC and your instructors. While plagiarism isn’t against the law, it is a form of academic dishonesty and will result in disciplinary action. The consequences of plagiarism range from failing an assignment, to failing a class, or even, in extreme cases, being asked to leave CCC entirely. Don't freak out though - the issue is serious, but it is also something you can learn to avoid. We are all here to learn - if you make a mistake and plagiarize, we expect you to learn from it and not do it again. Know better to do better! :-)

    Credit Where Credit is Due

    Watch the following video for more information on why citing is important:

    When engaging with a new resource, one of the first things to notice is how they give credit to their sources. Here are a few things to start thinking about:

    • What are the sources of information used in this resource? Where did the creator get their facts from?
    • How does the resource give credit to those sources of information? A link? A mention? A formal citation? None at all?
    • Is there any information that seems to be lacking credit? Did the creator include a piece of information but not tell the reader where it came from?
    • If information is lacking credit, do you think that is a problem for this resource? What does that say about the creator's reputation as an author?

    4.2: Since we are talking about plagiarism... is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Clackamas Community College Library.