Bloomsburg University
James Tomlinson

Plagiarism is not a new problem, but the Internet seems to offer even more opportunities for it to occur.  Please review my policy on this issue.  If I find that you have used material for a paper or a speech which you have not properly given credit to the author, then you will receive a failing grade for that assignment. 
If you have questions, ask before you include the material.  I am always happy to review your assignments even as drafts - whether papers, book reviews, or speeches. 
Plagiarism:
Intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic exercise; failure to attribute direct quotation, paraphrase, or borrowed fact or information.

As with most anything in life, you will get out of it, what you put into it.
The assignments given in this class are designed to help you explore and learn.  Do the work yourself !!! Learning how to research may be as valuable as the assignment itself.

  Cite sources for each speech and paper that you prepare.

  If you are quoting someone else's work, then give them the credit.

  If you paraphrase, do so in such as way as to accurately reflect the author's
     intentions, and also cite your source.

  DO NOT copy and paste text into your own work without properly citing the original work. If you are having trouble with citations and paraphrasing, use the
links below to read about these topics.  Both are well worth a look, and I think they are helpful.

You should know that faculty now can use Internet Plagiarism Detectors such as the one created at Stanford University. 
(see:  http://www.plagiarism.org   or see  http://www.plagiarism.com)

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