The document discusses plagiarism, defining it as passing off another's work as one's own without proper citation or attribution. It provides examples of situations that would and would not constitute plagiarism, such as turning in a purchased paper, copying and pasting a paragraph without quotation marks or citation, or reusing one's own past work without permission. The key ways to avoid plagiarism are properly citing any ideas, quotes, or facts taken from outside sources. Academic dishonesty, such as fabricating sources in a bibliography, should also be avoided.