PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is the inclusion of
someone else's words, ideas or data as one's own work without acknowledging the source. When a student submits work
for credit that includes the words, ideas or data of others, the source of that information must be
acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references and, if verbatim statements are included,
through quotation marks as well. By placing his/her name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies
the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgments. Plagiarism covers
unpublished as well as published sources, including internet-accessed materials. Examples of plagiarism
include but are not limited to:
1. Quoting another person's actual
words, complete sentences or paragraphs, or entire piece of written work without acknowledgment of the source
2. Using another person's ideas,
opinions, or theory even if it is completely paraphrased in one's own words, without acknowledgment of the source
3. Borrowing facts, statistics or
other illustrative materials that are not clearly common knowledge without acknowledgment of the source
4. **
Copying another student's essay test answers
5. Copying, or allowing another
student to copy a computer file that contains another student's assignment, and submitting it, in part or in its
entirety, as one's own
6. Working together on an assignment, sharing
the computer files and programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment
as one's own work
7.
When in doubt about rules concerning plagiarism, students are urged to consult
with individual faculty
members, academic departments, or recognized handbooks in their field.
*Based on a University of Delaware listing.