Plagiarism is presenting someone else's creation—their ideas, words, charts, graphics, or calculations—as your own without referring to the original author.
The JIBC Student Academic Integrity Policy states that plagiarism "includes, but is not limited to, presenting the ideas or works of another person as one’s own, or using another person’s work without proper attribution. It includes submitting work done in whole or in part by another person and/or presenting another person’s ideas or theories in one’s own words without referencing the source, or failure to properly cite material, including from the internet."
using a quote from a source without citing the original work
paraphrasing a passage from a source without citing the original work
cutting and pasting a passage from a source directly into your own work without citing the original work
using another student's paper as your own work
purchasing a paper from an online paper service
There are many more acts that could be considered plagiarism. Just because you do not intend to plagiarize, does not mean it didn't happen.
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