Plagiarism is using the work of others and pretending it is your own. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines plagiarizing as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own" (emphasis added). It is plagiarism, if you copy someone else's words without giving them proper credit.
In HPU's Policy on Academic Integrity; examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: (a) using verbatim or paraphrased text without proper citation; (b) paraphrasing so as to mislead the reader regarding the source; (c) submitting, without permission, the same written or oral material in more than one course; and (d) obtaining research or laboratory data from another individual or source but presenting it as one’s own.
One simple rule to avoid plagiarism —always give credit to a source whenever you use information that is not your own unless it is common knowledge.
Writing is a vital component of being a student and it is an important part of nursing practice because it contributes to the knowledgebase in the discipline. Whether it is for class or to advocate for better health protocols, it is important to learn to write well and become part of the academic conversation.
The following are writing tips to keep in mind when compiling information:
SafeAssign is a course tool available in Blackboard. It compares submitted assignments to academic papers and existed work to se if there are similarities between them. Instructors may have assign specific assignments to be SafeAssign assignments, look for links within the assignments content and submit your papers using that link. Once your paper is process a report is generated with details on the percentage of the text that matches other existing sources. Any matching or highly similar text discovered will be match with the source it belongs to. This tool is used by instructors to spot plagiarizing, it is important to understand that matching text is not necessarily bad as long as you provide proper credit to original authors (citations).
The Center for Academic Success (CAS) provides access to BRAINFUSE - a tutoring service available 24 hours a day. It provides real people to work with students in a wide range of subjects including writing and math (basic math through advance math), accounting, biology, business, chemistry, economics, finance, physics, Spanish, and a number of nursing-related subjects including anatomy, physiology, and organic chemistry.
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