- Plagiarism is illegal.
- If you plagiarise you will face consequences.
- There are many online tools for educators to discover if you have cheated through plagiarism.
- There are many types of plagiarism and too often students get confused between plagiarism, paraphrasing and borrowing ideas. To avoid committing plagiarism, read these types of plagiarism. (plagiarism.org)
- Learning to research correctly and efficiently is a crucial skill that will be valuable to you in the future. It will assist you in choosing employment, health plans, buying a house as well as voting. By relying on plagiarism instead of learning to properly research, you may lack the skills to make important decisions in your life.
- There are many online (and free!) tools that assist in the research and citation process. One of the easy and free tools that helps students cite works correctly in MLA format is Citation Maker. (Oregon Public Education Network)