| Academic dishonesty at YVC is defined as: Taking and using as ones own, without proper attribution, the ideas, writings, work of another person, or artificial intelligence, in completing an academic assignment. |
| Plagiarism at YVC is defined as: “the wrongful act of taking the product of another persons mind and presenting it as ones own” (MLS Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th Edition, p. 26). Plagiarism occurs when an author fails to give credit for someone elses words, someone elses examples, someone elses ideas or opinions, statistics or other facts compiled by someone else, evidence or testimony taken from someone elses argument, or an image from another artist. |
| YVC recognizes two types of plagiarism: intentional and unintentional. Intentional plagiarism is the dishonest act of appropriating anothers ideas, words, facts, opinions, or images intending to deceive others about the documents origin. Any student found to have committed intentional plagiarism shall be subject to disciplinary actions provided for in the code for Students Rights and Responsibilities, WAC 132P-33. To learn more, visit YVC's Code of Conduct page. |
There are many interactive tutorials, videos, and websites dedicated to this topic that can help you learn how to write academic papers and attribute ideas appropriately. If you are ever in doubt about what or how to cite, please ask your instructor, the writing center or Ask a Librarian!