We, the members of the St. Joseph's Community, commit ourselves to academic integrity. We promise to pursue the highest ideals of academic life, to challenge ourselves with the most rigorous standards, to be honest in any academic endeavor, to conduct ourselves responsibly and honorably, and to assist one another as we live and work in mutual support.
The following websites explain paraphrasing and summarizing. These sites include examples of proper ways to paraphrase.
Plagiarism is defined as...
"the act of copying, stealing, or representing the ideas or words
of another as one's own, without giving credit to the source."
(from our Student Handbook)
Did you know that credit must be given to borrowed images, music and videos as well - anything that is not yours? Yes, that includes YouTube
There are several different types of plagiarism; these include:
Consequences of Plagiarism
The student handbook states that all forms of academic dishonesty "are subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which may result in a reduction of grade, failure in the course, suspension, or expulsion."
FYI:
Think twice before committing plagiarism. Professors at St. Joseph's use TURNITIN - a software program that is designed to detect plagiarism.
To avoid committing plagiarism, cite all of your sources properly according to the rules of the specific citation styles your professors require. Three of the most commonly used citation styles are:
Check the "Citing Sources" tab for information on style guides.
Do You Need to Cite Everything?
No. If something is common knowledge (it can be found in many different sources and is a well known fact) it does not need to be cited. The following are common examples of common knowledge:
