Table of Contents for Plagiarism Module
   
1. Introduction
2. What will I learn?
3. What is plagiarism?
  3.1. Is this plagiarism?
  3.2. But what if...?
  3.3. Activity 1
4. Why shoudn't I?
  4.1. A victim's story
  4.2. Consequences
  4.3. Activity 2
5. How do I cite this?
  5.1. Paraphrasing
  5.2. Quoting
  5.3. Activity 3
6. Resources
7. Credits

Consequences


Suppose you did plagiarize and got caught. What could happen to you?


UConn Policy
Legal Liability

Professional Repercussions



UConn Policy

Below is an excerpt from the Student Code policy authored by the Dean of Students Office, last reviewed on 11/23/04. This policy outlines possible sanctions to be imposed in cases of plagiarism or other academic dishonesty:

"When an instructor believes there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate a clear case of academic misconduct within a particular course . . . the instructor shall impose the appropriate academic consequences warranted by the circumstances. The appropriate academic consequence for serious offenses is generally considered to be failure in the course. For less serious offenses regarding small portions of the course work, failure for that portion is suggested, with the requirement that the student repeat the work satisfactorily for no credit."

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Legal liability

Edward Waters College Plagiarizes Report
Edward Waters College Loses Accreditation

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Professional repercussions

Edward Waters College President Resigns
Massachusetts Sportswriter Fired for Plagiarism
New York Times Reporter Jayson Blair Resigns
OSU Professor Found Guilty of Plagiarism

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