Properly citing all your sources is essential for academic integrity. The exact format of a citation varies by style but you are always required to acknowledge sources. Help with citing is available at the reference desk when the library is open or via 24/7 chat. Print manuals for APA, MLA, and Chicago Style documentation are available in the library.
Avoiding plagiarism in Computer Programs
(Sources: Adapted from Avoiding Plagiarism from the Oregon Institute of Technology and Plagiarism in a Programming Context from Arkansas State University)
Why do I need to cite sources?
Usually all research papers must include citations. Citations ensure that:
Practice identifying appropriately paraphrased passages with the University of Arizona's Global Campus Writing Center Paraphrasing Activity.
Practice summarizing and paraphrasing with this introductory exercise from the Owl of Purdue, answers provided.
Write your own paraphrases and evaluate then with the OWL of Purdue paraphrasing exercise and answers.
Examples of plagiarism and Tutorials to learn more
(1) Academic dishonesty. Any act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication.
(a) Cheating includes any attempt to give or obtain unauthorized assistance relating to the completion of an academic assignment.
(b) Plagiarism includes taking and using as one's own, without proper attribution, the ideas, writings, or work of another person in completing an academic assignment. Prohibited conduct may also include the unauthorized submission for credit of academic work that has been submitted for credit in another course.
(c) Fabrication includes falsifying data, information, or citations in completing an academic assignment and also includes providing false or deceptive information to an instructor concerning the completion of an assignment.