Plagiarism is the use of intellectual material produced by another person without acknowledging its source.

Citing a source incorrectly (mis-identifying a source, neglecting to give page numbers, or other errors) may indicate an act of plagiarism.

A violation of academic integrity includes using paragraphs, sentences, or phrases that you've written in multiple class assignments without citing yourself or consulting your instructor.

Copying and pasting from the Internet can be done without citing the source because information on the Internet is common knowledge.

You must use quotation marks when you quote another author's exact words.

Using a few phrases from an article and mixing them in with your own words without citing the work is not plagiarism because you aren't quoting from the text directly.

When quoting from a text you must acknowledge the author and indicate the page(s) where you are getting the quote.

If you summarize information or an idea from another source you do not need to cite the source because you've put the information in your own words.

When summarizing information from a text you must acknowledge the author and indicate the page(s) where you are getting the information.

When drawing on a classmate or friend’s ideas or information about a film in your writing you do not need to cite them because they have not published their ideas.

Plagiarism on any assignment is grounds for immediate failure of the course and may result in disciplinary action by the University.