REC500 Turki Final Review 1 Plagiarism What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism occurs when you use anothers words, ideas, assertions, data, or figures and do not acknowledge that you have done so. *Copyright and licensing restrictions means what you cannot download, print and use. What do you mean by "cite" a source? You need to show in the body of your paper that from where the words or information that you are giving come from and who is the original person to say those words or share that information. *American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing Literature Review Strategies used to paraphrase: Use synonyms for all words that are not generic. Change the structure of the sentence. Change the voice from active to passive and vice versa. Change clauses to phrases and vice versa. Change parts of speech. Citation WHY? Show your readers that you have done your research. Give credit to others for work they have done. Point your readers to sources that may be useful to them. Allow your readers to check your sources, if there are questions. Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting. Paraphrasing, Taking Careful Notes. Summarizing. When to use a Quote? When language is particularly vivid or expressive. When exact wording is