Avoiding Plagiarism
Cite:
1.
A direct quote from a source
2.
An idea taken from a source
3.
Paraphrase from a source
4.
A summary of information in a source
5.
Pictures, charts, and graphics from a source
6.
6. Statistics and data from a source
Don’t Cite:
1.
Common knowledge
2.
Your own ideas and analysis
3.
Your own experience or observation
Do not:
1.
Recycle a paper from a previous class
2.
Download a paper from the internet
3. Use a paper from a friend
4. Pay someone to write it for you.