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Cheating and Plagiarism: What you need to know at Renton Tech.

Cheating and Plagiarism: What you need to know at Renton Tech. Cheating is the misrepresentation of knowledge , or claiming to know more than you really do. Cheating is also: Pretending that another’s work is yours. Falsifying data or research.

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Cheating and Plagiarism: What you need to know at Renton Tech.

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  1. Cheating and Plagiarism:What you need to know at Renton Tech.

  2. Cheatingis themisrepresentation of knowledge, or claiming to know more than you really do.

  3. Cheating is also: • Pretending that another’s work is yours. • Falsifying data or research. • Lying in order to extend a deadline or gain some other special advantage. • Helping other people cheat.

  4. How does Jimmie Gimmie cheat? He: • copies an assignment or exam. • changes a graded answer and resubmits it. • smuggles notes in a pencil case, book, purse, eye glasses case, or other item. • looks at material during a bathroom break • Gives a phony excuse for missed exam.

  5. Plagiarismis quoting or closely paraphrasing the writings or ideas of others while representing them as one’s own.

  6. To avoid plagiarism, you must: • Acknowledge the source when paraphrasing or summarizing material. • Acknowledge the source of information or research that is not common knowledge • Identify every direct quote with quotation marks and a citation.

  7. Plagiarismis often done inadvertently because students don’t know when or how to cite their sources. When in doubt, cite it!For online help, use: www.easybib.com

  8. Cheating or plagiarism is not acceptable at RTC. See the student handbook for more information on both topics.

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