Plagiarism Explained:
Plagiarism in a school environment is academic dishonesty--or cheating. It will not be tolerated and if discovered, it will be dealt with severely. The consequences may include receiving a phone call to parents/guardians, a referral to the vice principal, and/or a grade of zero on that assignment.
In Webster's Dictionary, plagiarism is defined as:
Directly copying someone else's work and then taking full credit for it is the most flagrant kind of plagiarism. However, there are other, more subtle forms of plagiarism. For example, in a science course:
Credits:
1. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
2. Excerpts from a statement from Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
3. Excerpts from Iolani Science Department Policy
4. Roget's Thesaurus
Plagiarism in a school environment is academic dishonesty--or cheating. It will not be tolerated and if discovered, it will be dealt with severely. The consequences may include receiving a phone call to parents/guardians, a referral to the vice principal, and/or a grade of zero on that assignment.
In Webster's Dictionary, plagiarism is defined as:
- To steal and pass off (the ideas of another) as one's own.
- To use (a created production) without crediting the source.
- To commit literary theft.
- To present as new and original, an idea or product derived from an existing source.
Directly copying someone else's work and then taking full credit for it is the most flagrant kind of plagiarism. However, there are other, more subtle forms of plagiarism. For example, in a science course:
- Copying someone else's ideas and answers on a test or quiz is cheating.
- Giving or receiving information on exams outside the classroom is cheating.
- Directly copying someone else's homework is plagiarism.
- Directly copying answers from a text is plagiarism.
- Directly using information or research papers from the Internet is plagiarism.
- Science research papers are governed by the same rules that apply to all research papers. All opinions, original ideas, interpretations of facts, charts, and direct quotes must be footnoted. Using someone else's data without giving credit, or worse, making up data to fit the expected answers are forms of plagiarism. It is acceptable to present your own obviously erroneous data, then state the reasons that you feel the results should be discarded.
Credits:
1. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
2. Excerpts from a statement from Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
3. Excerpts from Iolani Science Department Policy
4. Roget's Thesaurus