Understanding Plagiarism

1. Understanding
Plagiarism
By: Maci Lerno

2. What is plagiarism?
 The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas
and passing them off as one’s own.

3. Examples :
 Putting a part of an article in an essay and not
giving credit to the original author.
 Copying your friends homework.
 Using someone else’s research or data without
references and citation.
 Taking someone else’s work and using it as your
own.

4. How to avoid Plagiarism
 DO YOUR OWN WORK.
 Give credit when credit is due.