Plagiarism is a serious offense and is classified as academic misconduct. This guide will assist students with recognizing what plagiarism is and provide resources to help avoid it.
I am Shannon Harris, Research & Reference Librarian and Library Liaison to the School of Nursing.
The TTUHSC Student Handbook Code of Professional Conduct defines plagiarism as: ““Plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the appropriation, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any other means another’s work (such as words, ideas, expressions, illustrations, or product of another), in whole or in part, and the submission of that work as one’s own work for an academic credit or requirement. When a student presents the works of another (published or unpublished) in their academic work, the student shall fully acknowledge the sources according to methods prescribed by their instructor.”
In the United States, any words or ideas that are not your own need to be cited.
According to TTUHSC Student Handbook 2022-23 Code of Prof. Conduct:
Any student found to have engaged in misconduct may be assigned sanctions. Sanctions which may be recommended by the Student Conduct Board and imposed by the Dean of the School upon any student found to have violated this Student Code include, but are not limited to, the following: Failing Grade or Cancellation of Credit; Censure; Probation; Loss of Privileges; Restitution; Discretionary Sanctions; Non-Academic Dismissal; Suspension; Expulsion; Revocation of Admission or Degree; Withholding Degree; Criminal Trespass; Other Sanctions; Multiple Sanctions.
If you have any questions on what constitutes a violation, talk to your course faculty.
It is possible to plagiarize yourself!
Self-plagiarism is defined in the TTUHSC Student Handbook Code of Professional Conduct as "Submitting substantially the same work to satisfy requirements for one course that has been submitted in satisfaction of requirements for another course, without the written permission of the instructor of the course for which the work is being submitted."
Self-plagiarizing is considered unethical because assignments are given so that you can demonstrate what you have learned in a particular class. If you use a paper from another class, you are not demonstrating new learning.
Research guides: Plagiarism: Cheating and plagiarism at CSULB. (2023, May 19). Research Guides at California State University, Long Beach. https://csulb.libguides.com/plagiarism/csulb
