John B. Cade Library
SU & Academic Integrity
Southern University and A & M College defines academic dishonesty as premeditated cheating, which is defined as conscious, preplanned, deliberate cheating with materials prepared in advance.
What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is using other's ideas or words without acknowledging the source of information.
Tip: Avoiding Plagiarism
Give credit whenever you use......
- Another person's idea, opinion, or theory
- Facts, statisitics, graphs, drawings
- Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words
Check for plagiarism
- Plagiarismchecker.comPlagiarismChecker.com allows you to search for several phrases from your paper at the same time without having to type quotation marks or special operators, which most search engines require if you're trying to look for exact copies of a student's writing. This site automatically adds the quotation marks and special operators for you.
- Plagiarism ChecklistUse this checklist to keep track of your activities as you work with sources and as you
integrate information and ideas from your sources into your project document.