Pre-test Question 1: It’s the night before your paper is due, and you haven’t done any work. You buy a paper from an online essay-mill. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 1: It’s the night before your paper is due, and you haven’t done any work. You buy a paper from an online essay-mill. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 2: Your friend did the course last year, and he gives you his paper. You re-type the entire paper, changing words here and there and inserting a few of your own ideas. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 2: Your friend did the course last year, and he gives you his paper. You re-type the entire paper, changing words here and there and inserting a few of your own ideas. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 3: You need an image for your essay Pre-test Question 3: You need an image for your essay. You go online and find one. You don’t cite the source of your image because you believe images on the web aren’t protected by copyright. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 3: You need an image for your essay Pre-test Question 3: You need an image for your essay. You go online and find one. You don’t cite the source of your image because you believe images on the web aren’t protected by copyright. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 4: You copy a paragraph directly from an article you found. You cite the source, but you forget to include quotation marks. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 4: You copy a paragraph directly from an article you found. You cite the source, but you forget to include quotation marks. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 5: You find a neat idea in an article, so you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source of the idea because you have expressed it in your own words. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 5: You find a neat idea in an article, so you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source of the idea because you have expressed it in your own words. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 6: You copy a short passage from an article you found. You change a couple of words so that it’s different than the original – this way you don’t need quotation marks. You carefully cite the source. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 6: You copy a short passage from an article you found. You change a couple of words so that it’s different than the original – this way you don’t need quotation marks. You carefully cite the source. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 7: You pay a tutor for editing assistance, and he drastically re-writes your original paper. You hand in this new edited version to your teacher. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 7: You pay a tutor for editing assistance, and he drastically re-writes your original paper. You hand in this new edited version to your teacher. Is this plagiarism?

Pre-test Question 8: As long as you make a few changes to an old paper, it is okay to turn in an old paper as a new assignment.

Pre-test Question 8: As long as you make a few changes to an old paper, it is okay to turn in an old paper as a new assignment.

Pre-test Question 9: It is okay to copy from a book that is out of print.

Pre-test Question 9: It is okay to copy from a book that is out of print.

Pre-test Question 10: If a work is copyright free, you can copy it and turn it in as your own writing and not be guilty of plagiarism.

Pre-test Question 10: If a work is copyright free, you can copy it and turn it in as your own writing and not be guilty of plagiarism.