WRIT 150: Education and Intellectual Development

According to USC's current Student Handbook [p. 9] plagiarism is:

• The submission of material authored by another but represented as the student’s own work, whether that material is paraphrased or copied in verbatim or near-verbatim form.
• Re-using any portion of one’s own work (essay, term paper, project, or other assignment) previously submitted without citation of such and without permission of the instructor(s) involved.
• Improper acknowledgment of sources in essays or papers, including drafts. Also, all students involved in collaborative work (as permitted by the instructor) are expected to proofread the work and are responsible for all particulars of the final draft.
• Acquisition of academic work, such as term papers, solutions, or other assignments, from any source and the subsequent presentation of those materials as the student’s own work, or providing academic work, such as term papers, solutions, or assignments submitted by another student as their own work.

• Allow plenty of time to think about your topic, gather sources, and write and revise your paper. Plagiarism can be the result of taking shortcuts when you don’t have enough time to complete assignments.
• When you read sources for your assignments, make clear notes about the information including the source location (author and page number), and use quotation marks when directly copying from the source. 
• When in doubt, cite.