Plagiarism: the act of presenting another’s work or ideas as your own.

Introduction | Plagiarism | Citing Sources

img Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone else’s work, including the work of other students, as one’s own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, unless the information is common knowledge. What is considered “common knowledge”ť may differ from course to course.

In harmony with its mission statement, Andrews University expects students to demonstrate the ability to think clearly and exhibit personal moral integrity in every sphere of life. Honesty in all academic matters is a vital component of personal integrity, which explains why breaches in academic integrity principles are taken seriously by the University.

Read the entire Code of Academic Integrity to familiarize yourself with the entire scope.

This first lesson in your course will help you understand the dangers of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Be sure to visit and work through each page of the lesson.