Plagiarism

The Meriam-Webster Dictionary Online defines plagiarize as an act where an individual does, "steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own...without crediting the source." Please use the following resources to gain a better understanding of what plagiarism is, how to prevent it, and what the University of Minnesota Morris policies are regarding it.

UMM Policies and Documents Relating To Plagiarism
    Plagiarism and the resulting disciplinary actions are defined.

Plagiarism: University of Minnesota Center For Writing
   Details University of Minnesota policiy in regard to plagiarism as well as advice for avoiding it.

Plagiarism.org: iParadigms, LLC
   Provides current information dealing with online plagiarism and explains how Turnitin, which compares type against documents on the Web and elsewhere, and iThenticate (a professional version of Turnitin) are now being used by educators and content creators to battle plagiarism.

Academic Dishonesty - Plagiarism    Oregon State University    Office of Student Conduct
   Provides examples of acceptable and unacceptable borrowing.

Avoiding Plagiarism: Purdue University
   Provides background, identification, and safe practices in regard to the topic of plagiarism.

What is the Price of Plagiarism?: Demirjian, Karoun The Christian Science Monitor
   May 11, 2006