Plagiarism

Read all directions before starting. You might want to print these directions, so you can read them when you are doing this homework activity.

A) Shoreline Community College takes plagiarism very seriously. In this class, like most classes, plagiarism on any assignment will result in a grade of “0.0” on that assignment and the assignment cannot be redone. If you plagiarize on a second assignment, we will have a meeting together with the ESL division chair to determine if you can still pass this class and to determine if you can continue to study at Shoreline. Please review your syllabus to see how plagiarism is defined by Shoreline.

B) In addition, to learn how to avoid plagiarism, your homework is to do the self-study unit created by The University of Maryland.

C) At the bottom of each page in this study unit you will see a link to go to the next page. It looks like this:

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Next Page

D) Make sure to click on “next page” to go to the next page.

E) When you see blue squares with the words: See an Example , it is important that you click on them to read good examples of what they are writing about.

F) After several pages, they will ask you questions. You should answer these by clicking True False

G) At the end of the study guide, their is a “post-test.” You will see a link that says “I'm Ready to Take the Plagiarism Post-test!” You should take this test.

H) If you pass the test, you will receive a certificate at the end that states that you passed the test. If you do not get this certificate, you should go back and study. You should then retake the test until you get a 100% and can print out the certificate.

I) You have until Thursday, April 3^rd at 10:30 to pass this test and print out the certificate. The certificate with your name on it is how I know you have done your homework.. I am giving you until Thursday to finish this assignment because many of you will need the extra time to ask me questions. You should try do the assignment tonight, so you know if you have any questions. Do not wait until Thursday to ask me questions.

J) We will have an actual quiz on the ideas presented in this study guide on Thursday, April 3^rd . It will be similar to the post-test that you take.

K) To go to the University of Maryland website and begin, click this link.