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Nursing 115PlagiarismOverview

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Plagiarism occurs when you:Leave out quotations marks for quotesLeave out the authors name, date and page number of the quoteRewrite (a.k.a. paraphrase) too closely to the original

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Plagiarism is using someone elses words as your ownPlagiarism occurs when you:Leave out quotations marks for quotesLeave out the authors name, date and page number of the quoteRewrite (a.k.a. paraphrase) too closely to the original

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Why is Plagiarism Wrong?Lose skills that may be needed in future careersQuestion your integrityCommit fraudDeprive another author due creditDisrespect for your peersTeaching and learning with technology (2012). Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved from http://tlt.its.psu.edu/plagiarism/student-tutorial/avoiding-cut-and-paste-plagiarism/Image retrieved from http://www.tuition.com.hk/plagiarism-checker.htm

Plagiarism is wrong because:You deny yourself the opportunity to learn and practiceskills that may be needed in your future careers.You also deny yourself to opportunity to receive honest feedback on how to improve your skills and performance.You invite future employers and faculty toquestion your integrityand performance in general.Youcommit fraudon faculty who are evaluating your work.Youdeprive another author due creditfor his or her work.You showdisrespect for your peerswho have done their own work.

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