PLAGIARISM

DEFINITION

• To steal or pass of the ideas of another as your own
• To use another's work without credit
• To present as new something derived from an existing work

Brown Mackie considers plagiarism scholastic dishonesty and punishes it with sanctions up to and including expulsion.

TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

Cloning

• Submitting another's work, word for word, as your own

Many people do not like green eggs and ham.

Copying

• Contains significant portions of text from a single source, without alteration

Many people do not like green eggs and ham. Personally, I quite enjoy green eggs and ham. I would eat them in a boat, and I would eat them with a goat.

Find and Replace

• Changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content

Many people have a strong distaste for forest-colored fowl embryos and cured domesticated pig products.

Recycle

• Borrowing generously from your own previous work without citation

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