Research Guides: HADM 6738: Seminar in Healthcare Policy and Leadership: Avoiding Plagiarism

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To Help You Learn More About and Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an ethical issue -- it happens when you use someone's work or ideas without giving them credit. Plagiarism can be avoided by quoting or appropriately paraphrasing and then providing a citation to the original work.

How to Avoid Plagiarism: An Information Literacy Tutorial
Consists of three brief, fun-to-watch videos, which include practical examples of when a citation is needed and an interactive quiz to help you confirm your understanding. Paul Robeson Library, Rutgers Univ.
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
Includes many helpful tips, including examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrasing and "common knowledge" facts, which need not be attributed. Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana Univ.
What is Plagiarism?
Includes direct, no-nonsense answers to such concerns as "not having the time to do it right" and the but-all-my-friends-are-doing-it excuse. Honor Council, Georgetown Univ.

Don't Confuse Plagiarism with Copyright Issues

Copyright is a legal issue. Copyright infringement happens when you use or share an author/creator's work that is still under copyright protection in a manner that exceeds legal guidelines for fair use. For more information about copyright and related intellectual property concerns, see the following resources.

Copyright Crash Course
Georgia K. Harper, former Manager, Intellectual Property Section, Office of General Counsel, Univ. of Texas System
Copyright and Fair Use
Stanford Univ. Libraries
Copyright Information Center
Cornell Univ.