Academic Integrity Assignment

After viewing the Academic Integrity Policy and the Common Craft: Plagiarism
Video, please respond to the following questions:

Video: http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism

1. Plagiarism is commonly referred to as

Copying others work without credit. It can done both purposely and by accident.

2. How will student work be checked for plagiarism? (List at least two ways)
- Checked by using Turnitin, a plagiarism identification software.
- By comparing other peoples work in the course.

3. Sanctions for plagiarism include (list at least two possible consequences):

- Receiving a 0 on the assignment

- Note on student record

- Expulsion form the course where the violation occurred

4. What is the difference between accidental plagiarism and deliberate

plagiarism?
- Accidental plagiarism is due to poor citation or referencing, or to a
misunderstanding of plagiarism.
- Deliberate plagiarism is an attempt to claim anothers work as your
own.

5. How can you avoid plagiarism, while still integrating support (ideas and
quotes) in your own work?
You can avoid plagiarism by when quoting an articles words/ideas with
quotation marks, then add the publishers name at the end.
 6. Other than the written work, what other items can be plagiarized? Can you
still use these items? How?

Items include: drawings, music, speeches, structural models, and statistics. You
can still use those information, just as long as you credit them for the specific
information.

7. Do some internet research and find at least one website (not listed in the
Academic Integrity Policy or on the Common Craft Video) that helped you
understand how to avoid plagiarism.
6 ways avoid plagiarism in research papers- http://en.writecheck.com/ways-to-avoid-plagiarism/
Preventing plagiarism when writing- http://www.plagiarism.org/article/preventing-plagiarism-when-writing
Avoiding plagiarism- http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/plagiarism

Please sign (type name) after you have reviewed the statement below

I have reviewed both the Academic Integrity Policy and viewed the Common
Craft: Plagiarism video. I have a good understanding of Plagiarism and how
avoid this practice. If I have any questions (before the course begins or when
completing an assignment), I will send my questions to the teacher before I
submit my work.

Alexander Castillo

(Type Name=Signature of Understanding)

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