Plagiarism can be defined as:

• Paraphrasing words without citing them
• Cutting and pasting passages from a book, article, or the web in your paper without citing them
• Using the words or ideas of another person without citing them

Plagiarism can result in:

• An F-grade on an assignment
• A final F-grade in the class
• Expulsion from the university 

  Tips to Avoid Plagiarism:

• Use your own ideas
• Use other people's ideas sparingly
• Always keep citation information in your notes and use quotation marks when directly quoting another person
• Write a draft of your paper without using cited information to find out for yourself what you want to say