Plagiarism

Plagiarism in not giving credit to others whose work you have used. It is unethical and reduces credibility of all the work that you do. It is also a violation of the Virginia Wesleyan Honor Code.

Activities that are considered plagiarism

Including ideas that are clearly not your own
Copying a sentence or paragraph as it is from another source without crediting the original author
Including data, ideas, or concepts that are someone else’s without crediting the original author
Using exact quotes from another person or writing without the use of quotations and without crediting the original author
Paraphrasing parts of another person’s work without crediting the original author
Citing sources NOT used for the research or assignment
Creating and citing bogus or false sources in a bibliography
Submitting the same paper for more than one course
Putting together parts from various works and submitting as one’s own work