Plagiarism Research Guide: What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is when you use another person's ideas or writing as your own. If you borrow from a source and do not properly cite it, then you have committed plagiarism. Common examples of plagiarism at WNCC include:

• Copy and pasting text from the internet without citing the source
• Changing a few words of another person's writing and passing it off as your own
• Quoting a source without properly citing it
• Turning in someone else's work as your own
• Reusing your work from one class for another class

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