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This method discussed in the lecture can be used to emphasize an idea or to lend credibility to your paper:

Direct Quotation By setting the text apart from the rest of the work with quotes, you can help emphasize the importance of the material or also separate yourself from it if it is an idea you do not necessarily believe yourself.

You can avoid plagiarism by rearranging the text or substituting a few alternate words from someone else's writing. Then you don't need to cite it.

FALSE. Always always always cite the work of other people.

Only copyrighted material can be plagiarized

FALSE. Any idea that belongs to someone else that is not cited is plagiarism, regardless of whether the work is under copyright or not.

Common facts, such as, "There are 50 states in the USA," do not require a citation.

TRUE. If you are saying something that you could reasonably expect your reader to know, it is considered common knowledge and does not need to be cited.

You want to include the old saying "there's nothing new under the sun" in a discussion board post. Because this is a well-known phrase, it would be considered common knowledge and does not require a citation.

true

Which of the following was mentioned as strategies for avoiding plagiarism? (Select all that apply.)

-Document sources as you go -Start early Research your topic to make sure you have a thorough understanding

Which of the following drug information databases have free mobile apps available for USF Health?

-Natural Medicine -Clinical Pharmacology -Micromedex

It is only necessary to provide a citation if you use a direct quote from a source.

FALSE. Cite all ideas whether you use the other person's exact words in a direct quote or you create a paraphrase or summary of their ideas.

The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen.

FALSE. Copyright was established in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.

Since statistics from the U.S. government are public documents on the Internet, it is not necessary to provide a reference for the state population figures I used for my research.

FALSE. Government documents are considered public domain and therefore do not require special copyright permissions to use; however, they are still someone else's work and therefore should be cited.

You can only get in trouble for plagiarism if you intended to cheat.

FALSE. Most instances of plagiarism are the result of carelessness. Unfortunately, you can still get in trouble for plagiarizing even if you didn't intend to cheat.

Paula reads an interesting article about personalized medicine and wants to use a short quote in her paper for class. That's copyright infringement.

FALSE. Since she's using a short quotation for the purpose of scholastic commentary, it would be considered fair use.

If you take a paragraph you found in an article and re-write it in your own words, you do not need to cite it.

FALSE. Using someone else's words without acknowledging who wrote them -- even if you use your own words -- is plagiarism.

As long as you change the words around enough (hello thesaurus!), you do not need to cite material you got from someone else's work.

FALSE. Whether you use the exact words of someone else or just paraphrase their ideas into your own words, it's important to give credit to the person or people who had the idea in the first place.

Lancelot has been working on a paper for a week solid and it is coming down to the last hour. As he is reading through his work, he notices that he forgot to include a citation. Unfortunately, it was an article he read last week and he cannot remember where he read it. Because he is sure the professor is not really going to read the paper anyway, he decides to make up a source to use for the citation.

Plagiarism/Unethical Use


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