Plagiarise

Tick the two correct answers:

• Plagiarism is presenting someone else's theories, thoughts or idea as your own.

• Plagiarism is presenting your own work, properly referenced, with academic integrity.

• Plagiarism is using another persons words without proper citation

• Plagiarism is using or quoting someone else's work to help write your assignment, with citations.

Is it possible to unintentionally plagiarise?

• Yes

• No

Tick all correct answers: Intentional plagiarism is...

• Trying to pass off work as your own when it is not yours

• Copying and pasting without quotation or citation

• Constructing an essay from multiple sources but none of the words are your own

• Trying to make yourself look clever with a new theory that isn't yours

It is ok to use the arguments and opinions of experts on your topic.

• True

• False

• As long as you reference them

• Only three times per essay

Copying information and text from the Internet is not considered plagiarism.

• True

• False

Forgetting to put quotation marks around words that someone else said or wrote is an honest mistake and not plagiarism.

• True

• False

When you copy word-for-word from another source, it is important to put words in quotation marks and cite where the information came from.

• True

• False

To avoid plagiarizing, it is important to paraphrase any research in your own words.

• True

• False

Which is the best paraphrase: To achieve success in academic study, students need to be very motivated and study consistently throughout the year (UTAS 2005).

• Students are motivated by achieving success (UTAS).

• Achieving success in academic studies motivates me as a student.

• UTAS (2005) claims that success can be achieved by consistent engagement with their academic activities and a high level of motivation.

• Students at UTAS (2005) are motivated if they are successful.

Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.

Paraphrase: A bus ride to Ocho Rios is roughly half the journey of going to Montego Bay by bus.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Unacceptable Paraphrase