USC's definition of Plagiarism
- The submission of material authored by another person but represented as the student’s own work, whether that material is paraphrased or copied in verbatim or near-verbatim form.
- The submission of material subjected to editorial revision by another person that results in substantive changes in content or major alteration of writing style.
- Improper acknowledgement of sources in essays or papers
- Taking someone else’s ideas, words, data, or images and presenting them as your own.
- Direct copying from original sources.
- Direct copying from original sources, but with footnotes.
- Rewording a sentence (paraphrasing).
- Borrowing organization.
- Failing to reference/footnote source material.
- Submitting as a new study old data that has been changed simply by adding new data points.
People Should avoid Plagiarism because:
• It is Intellectual Dishonesty.
• It is Unfair to the Original Author.
• It Misleads the Reader.
• It Misrepresents Your Credibility.
• You Need to Respect U.S. Academic Culture.
• Words are Personal Property
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