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Contact your Faculty Librarians on in-depth research questions |
Academic Integrity refers to the honest and ethical manner in which academic work is done, whether it is an assignment, an examination, an oral presentation, or a research project or report. Plagiarism is a key component in academic integrity.
Plagiarism refers to passing off someone else's work or ideas as your own without giving proper acknowledgement of the sources. In PolyU, this is a very serious offense as it can lead to disciplinary actions.
Citation is the key to avoid plagiarism, but that doesn't mean you can simply copy-paste from others' works as long as you cite the source. To avoid plagiarism, here are two ways:
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Paraphrase + CiteParaphrasing means to rewrite the sentence from a source in your own words without changing the meaning of the sentence. You still need to cite the source properly. |
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Direct Quote + CiteQuoting, or direct quoting, means to copy the exact words of a sentence from a source. You need to put the copied words in quotation marks " " and cite the source properly. |
Watch the videos below to learn more about plagiarism, paraphrasing and quoting. Refer to Citation Guides by Subject to learn how to cite in your research discipline.
Source: ProQuest Research Companion
