In the Academic Success video, Dr. Thomas Huston of the Purdue Global Writing Center presents strategies for conducting effective research on the Internet. Why is plagiarism such a serious offense? Plagiarism is the most common violation of academic integrity. This is a serious problem, because properly citing sources is an essential component of academic research and discourse. Original ideas or concepts are considered the property of one person and the contribution of others is not credited. The library offers webinars on plagiarism prevention during the fall and winter semesters. Please register for one of the upcoming sessions below for: Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday, pm. Wednesday, pm. Tuesday, pm. Wednesday Plagiarism is when someone else's work is passed off as your own. This can include: Even if you think you will never be so dishonest, it is possible to commit plagiarism unintentionally. Unintentional plagiarism can occur if: These errors also put you at risk of committing poor academic practices.Table of Contents. Global plagiarism: plagiarizing an entire text. Textual plagiarism: directly copying words. Paraphrasing plagiarism: rephrasing ideas. Patchwork plagiarism: assembling sources. Self-plagiarism: plagiarizing one's own work. Frequently asked questions about plagiarism. Videos to avoid plagiarism Videos on the basics of research Work of the MLA Page cited Videos on the basics Workshop videos to avoid plagiarism. Avoid plagiarism script. This script is a transcription of each video contained in the Avoiding Plagiarism workshop. Watch the video above for an overview of the Avoid Plagiarism method. This means using someone else's words or ideas without properly crediting the original author. Here are some common examples of plagiarism: Paraphrasing a source too closely. Including a direct e without ation marks. Copy elements from different sources and paste them into a new document. Definition of plagiarism. The UC Merced Academic Honesty Policy defines plagiarism as: using the ideas or words of others without proper attribution or credit. This includes, but is not limited to: copying writings or works of others in one's academic work without attribution, or submitting such work as one's own work.