Plagiarism Prevention and Academic Integrity Resources: About Plagiarism

Shoreline Community College defines Plagiarism as...

"Plagiarism includes taking and using as one’s own, without proper attribution, the ideas, writings, or work of another person in completing an academic assignment. Prohibited conduct may also include the unauthorized submission for credit of academic work that has been submitted for credit in another course."

“Policies for Students - Shoreline Community College - Acalog ACMS^TM.” Accessed February 2, 2022.

Academic integrity is...

"the commitment to and demonstration of honest and moral behavior in an academic setting. This is most relevant at the university level as it relates to providing credit to other people when using their ideas. In simplest terms, it requires acknowledging the contributions of other people. Failure to provide such acknowledgement is considered plagiarism." (2022). The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License)

1. Keep Track of Your Sources
As you search across Google, the library website, and other resources, save materials you plan to use. Either print them out or save them electronically.

2. Take Good Notes
Keep a list of all the sources (incl. page numbers or URLs) you gathered. Mark the section(s) of sources your will be using.

3. Ask Your Instructor
If you have a question about integrating sources into your paper, ask your professor.

4. Visit the Writing Studio
You can get the practical help you need to make you a better writer.

5. Don't Procrastinate
Plan ahead! Do not wait until the last minute, as this will lead to sloppy work. Stay organized.

It's important to be aware of what is considered plagiarism. All of the following are considered plagiarism:

• turning in someone else's work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

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This guide was adapted from one originally created by James Emond, Reference & Instruction Librarian at Bristol Community College