Question: Note to ALL students: This is the FIRST assignment you must complete in order to move ahead to further units. It is imperative you understand what plagiarism is and is not as you complete this course. Your consequences of plagiarizing assignments could lead to a zero on an assignment. If you plagiarize more than once on assignments, you may fail this course and need to find another way to fulfill your Washington State History Requirement for High School in the Bellevue School District.
Directions: Review the PowerPoint titled: Plagiarism PowerPoint
Use the PowerPoint to answer the following questions. Upload this TWO-page assignment into the drop box in the One Note Folder.
True or False: Write "true" next to the numbers that are true statements and "false" next to those that are not true.
1. If the person you are citing is dead, you don't need to cite the source.
2. You need to cite a source of a picture if you copy and paste it from the internet.
3. It is ok to use another student's paper and claim it is your own.
4. If I paraphrase someone else's ideas, I don't need to provide a citation.
5. I do not have to cite facts that are widely known or "common knowledge".
Short Answer:
6. What happened to Joseph Biden in 1987 due to his plagiarism? Remember to use your own words and DON'T copy and paste from the PowerPoint!
7. Why would you want your medical doctor who is about to perform a complicated surgery on you to have done their own research and studying during Medical School?
8. What could be your consequences if you plagiarize assignments in this online course or elsewhere?