Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Tutorial

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This tutorial will familiarize you with issues surrounding plagiarism and will help you understand the importance of using information responsibly and with integrity.

By completing this tutorial, you will:

• learn the definition of plagiarism
• identify situations where plagiarism could occur
• understand why citing referenced or quoted works is a part of standard academic practice
• locate several ways to get assistance with citing your sources

The Checkpoint in each section gives the reader an opportunity to check their understanding of the concepts covered. Students can turn in the results of these quizzes to their professor to show what they have learned about plagiarism. Because there is no one way to define the concept of plagiarism, the Checkpoints also let students make a list of questions to ask their professor to determine how they interpret some of the issues.  Be sure to complete all three Checkpoints.

By following the guidelines in this tutorial, you can feel confident that you are upholding CSUSM's Academic Integrity Policy. 

(Organization of tutorial adapted from UNC University Libraries)