April 20, 2011
AD 1 & 2 Writing
AD1 & 2 Writing Supplements
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism happens when you use information from a book, journal, magazine, website, interview, or
even in-class handout and do not say where the information came from. If you use information that is not
common knowledge or your own original idea in your writing without citing it, it is considered cheating in
a Western academic situation. If you are found guilty of plagiarism at a university, you may receive a
failing grade for the assignment, or even be asked to leave the university depending on the seriousness
of the assignment or the amount of plagiarism found. You will practice citing sources in your writing
assignments this year using MLA style in-text citations. For more information about plagiarism and
citing sources, click on the links below.
even in-class handout and do not say where the information came from. If you use information that is not
common knowledge or your own original idea in your writing without citing it, it is considered cheating in
a Western academic situation. If you are found guilty of plagiarism at a university, you may receive a
failing grade for the assignment, or even be asked to leave the university depending on the seriousness
of the assignment or the amount of plagiarism found. You will practice citing sources in your writing
assignments this year using MLA style in-text citations. For more information about plagiarism and
citing sources, click on the links below.
Instructor: Wendy M. Gough
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