Plagiarism

What is plagiarism? A. Taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own. B. Taking credit for work you did not do. C. Not using correct quotations or in-text citations in your writing. D. Not paraphrasing correctly. E. All of these.

E.

You are unable to work out the calculations for your lab report but you know what the correct answer should be. Since your report is due, you take one of your numbers from an old lab report so that you can arrive at the correct answer. Is this considered to be plagiarism? A. Your professor doesn't expect everything to work out and if she knows that falsified a few of your numbers to fit in with your results she won't be worried about it because the important thing is that you tried and that you understand what should have happened. B. Since you are copying someone else's work without crediting the source, this is clearly plagiarism. C. This was such a tiny part oof the lab report, that it really doesn't matter.

B.

Information provided in your essay must be referenced in all of the following cases except: A. When the information describes common knowledge B. When the information comes form an e-mail or phone call C. When the information or idea that you are recording is disputed within the discipline D. Both b and c

A.

You are guilty of plagiarism if you: A. Examine the ideas and arguments of others to help you shape your own thoughts or view on particular issue B. Use the work of another and misrepresent it as your own C. Make use of the works of others to gather information D. Make use of the works of others to support your own arguments

B.

You are in a computer science course. The documentation for a new programming language is on the Web and the author has given permission to use the code. Do you cite the source or not? A. No, since the author has given permission to use the code, all you have to do is copy it. B. Yes, you still need to cite the original source of the code.

B.

You have a friend who usually looks over your papers and together you discuss how to improve them. Is this plagiarism? A. Yes, you should never accept help with the writing of your papers. B. It's fine to get help from a friend as long as your discussion is a general one, and does not involve detailed conceptual or editorial changes.

B.

Drawing information or content from the work of another without acknowledging the sources by citing a reference is considered to be plagiarism in all of the following cases except: A. Using the exact words of the author B. Using the data that the author has complied through his/her independent investigation C. Using information from the author's work that is regarded as common knowledge in the discipline D. Reproducing in your paper a chart contained in the author's work

C.

Why is it insufficient to cite sources for your work through a bibliography alone? A. Because no one will know what works you consulted in the preparation of your essay. B. Because a bibliography does not provide a specific page references for the sections of your sources that you actually read when you were doing your research. C. Because by so doing you fail to indicate the exact sources of each specific passage

C.

Paraphrasing too closely to the original text, even if you do credit the source, is still considered as plagiarism because.. A. By changing a few words or the order of the original words, you have changed the author's exact words. B. By not providing the exact words of the author in their entirety, you are attributing to the author some words that he/she did not write C. You must never use the words of others when you are using their ideas D. You have failed to indicate, by the means of direct quotation marks, which are the exact words of the original

D.

You're worried that your paper will look as if all the ideas come from someone else and appears to list one reference citation after another. You can avoid this by: A. Having your own over-riding argument and thesis, being analytical, and presenting your own interpretations of the evidence. B. Omitting references when you are in doubt whether you need to reference ideas or information. C. Integrating quotes and ideas into the text so that they fit in with your own words in a seamless web, and varying the way you introduce your references to the original sources. That way the citations will not be so intrusive. D. a and c.

D.