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There are essentially two types of plagiarism: intentional and unintentional. Intentional plagiarism can be obvious, such as turning in someone else's work as your own or copying text verbatim without citing the source. In these cases the writer knowingly tries to take the easy way out. There may be times, however, when you think you're using source material appropriately but you are actually plagiarizing without meaning to. While this form of academic dishonesty is unintentional, it is still unacceptable and will result in disciplinary action.
In order to write the strongest paper possible, you first need to recognize what situations would be considered plagiarism. Once you know what plagiarism is, you can avoid committing it accidentally.
Example
For each situation described below, indicate whether or not you think it would be considered plagiarism.
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Taking material from several different sources and altering sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.
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| Altering the source by changing key words and phrases while retaining much of the content. |
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| Paraphrasing most of the paper from various sources and making it fit together. |
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| Citing the source using the author's name without specific information on the location of the material. |
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| Using a phrase verbatim from a source without quotiation marks, with a proper citation following the phrase. |
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| Using material from several different sources and altering or adding sentences to make them fit together. Paraphrasing and using quotations appropriately, and properly citing all sources. |
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| Properly quoting and citing sources in some places, while paraphrasing arguments from the same sources in other places without citing them again. |
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