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A direct quote should also cite the source so that readers know who the quote is from.

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Try to avoid utilizing too many comparable terms or phrases from the source while rewording and formatting your content. The trick is to do so without changing the meaning of the concept itself.

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When referring to someone else's concept or phrasing, include a reference in your work that includes the complete name of the source, the date it was published, and any other citation elements needed by the style guide you're using.

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The entire section below came from a research guide from Iowa State University. To avoid plagiarism, one must provide a reference to that source to indicate where the original information came from (see the "Source:" section below).

"There are many ways to avoid plagiarism, including developing good research habits, good time management, and taking responsibility for your own learning. Here are some specific tips:

Don't procrastinate with your research and assignments.
Good research takes time. Procrastinating makes it likely you'll run out of time or be unduly pressured to finish. This sort of pressure can often lead to sloppy research habits and bad decisions. Plan your research well in advance, and seek help when needed from your professor, from librarians and other campus support staff.

Commit to doing your own work.
If you don't understand an assignment, talk with your professor. Don't take the "easy way" out by asking your roommate or friends for copies of old assignments. A different aspect of this is group work. Group projects are very popular in some classes on campus, but not all. Make sure you clearly understand when your professor says it's okay to work with others on assignments and submit group work on assignments, versus when assignments and papers need to represent yourown work.

Be 100% scrupulous in your note taking.
As you prepare your paper or research, and as you begin drafting your paper. One good practice is to clearly label in your notes your own ideas (write "ME" in parentheses) and ideas and words from others (write "SMITH, 2005" or something to indicate author, source, source date). Keep good records of the sources you consult, and the ideas you take from them. If you're writing a paper, you'll need this information for your bibliographies or references cited list anyway, so you'll benefit from good organization from the beginning.

Cite your sources scrupulously.
Always cite other people's work, words, ideas and phrases that you use directly or indirectly in your paper. Regardless of whether you found the information in a book, article, or website, and whether it's text, a graphic, an illustration, chart or table, you need to cite it. When you use words or phrases from other sources, these need to be in quotes. Current style manuals are available at most reference desks and online. They may also give further advice on avoiding plagiarism.

Understand good paraphrasing.
Simply using synonyms or scrambling an author's words and phrases and then using these "rewrites" uncredited in your work is plagiarism, plain and simple. Good paraphrasing requires that you genuinely understand the original source, that you are genuinely using your own words to summarize a point or concept, and that you insert in quotes any unique words or phrases you use from the original source.Good paraphrasing also requires that you cite the original source. Anything less and you veer into the dangerous territory of plagiarism."

Source: Vega García, S.A. (2012). Understanding plagiarism: Information literacy guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved from http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/content.php?pid=10314. [Accessed January 3, 2017]

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Research Guides: Citing Sources: How to Avoid Plagiarism

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Research Guides: Citing Sources: How to Avoid Plagiarism

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What do you think could be done to reduce or eliminate such unethical behavior?

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What do you think could be done to reduce or eliminate such unethical behavior?

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What are the Causes of Plagiarism and the Failure to Use and Document Sources Appropriately?

Students who are fully aware that their actions constitute plagiarism - for example, copying published information into a paper without source attribution for the purpose of claiming the information as their own, or turning in material written by another student - are guilty of academic misconduct. Although no excuse will lessen the breach of ethical conduct that such behavior represents, understanding why students plagiarize can help teachers to consider how to reduce the opportunities for plagiarism in their classrooms.

Students may fear failure or fear taking risks in their own work.

Students may have poor time-management skills or they may plan poorly for the time and effort required for research-based writing, and believe they have no choice but to plagiarize.

Students may view the course, the assignment, the conventions of academic documentation, or the consequences of cheating as unimportant.

Teachers may present students with assignments so generic or unparticularized that students may believe they are justified in looking for canned responses.

Instructors and institutions may fail to report cheating when it does occur, or may not enforce appropriate penalties.

Students are not guilty of plagiarism when they try in good faith to acknowledge others' work but fail to do so accurately or fully. These failures are largely the result of failures in prior teaching and learning: students lack the knowledge of and ability to use the conventions of authorial attribution. The following conditions and practices may result in texts that falsely appear to represent plagiarism as we have defined it:

Students may not know how to integrate the ideas of others and document the sources of those ideas appropriately in their texts.

Students will make mistakes as they learn how to integrate others' words or ideas into their own work because error is a natural part of learning.

Students may not know how to take careful and fully documented notes during their research.

Academicians and scholars may define plagiarism differently or more stringently than have instructors or administrators in students' earlier education or in other writing situations.

College instructors may assume that students have already learned appropriate academic conventions of research and documentation.

College instructors may not support students as they attempt to learn how to research and document sources; instead, instructors may assign writing that requires research and expect its appropriate documentation, yet fail to appreciate the difficulty of novice academic writers to execute these tasks successfully.

Students from other cultures may not be familiar with the conventions governing attribution and plagiarism in American colleges and universities.

In some settings, using other people's words or ideas as their own is an acceptable practice for writers of certain kinds of texts (for example, organizational documents), making the concepts of plagiarism and documentation less clear cut than academics often acknowledge and thereby confusing students who have not learned that the conventions of source attribution vary in different contexts.

Council of Writing Program Administrators, 2014

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What are the Causes of Plagiarism and the Failure to Use and Document Sources Appropriately? Students who are fully aware that their actions constitute plagiarism - for example, copying published information into a paper without source attribution for the purpose of claiming the information as their own, or turning in material written by another student - are guilty of academic misconduct.

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Why Students Plagiarize: Middle Georgia State University

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Indentifying the reasons a student may want to plagiarize.

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The inconsistency of the many style guidelines exacerbates the difficulties that students face while referencing sources. In a given year, a student may utilize up to four distinct style guides, and each guide may include contradictory material. Furthermore, citing internet sources might be extremely tricky.

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Many undergraduate students are unfamiliar with how to search the library resources, find journal articles in databases, or use other references. Faculty can assist students in acquiring these abilities by collaborating with their library.

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Why do you think these violations occur?

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Why do you think these violations occur?

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There are many reasons students choose to plagiarize or cheat. Reasons range from the more genuine lack of knowledge to outright dishonorable intentions. Collectively, the most frequently stated reasons students choose to plagiarize or cheat include:

Desire to get a good grade

Fear of failing

Procrastination or poor time management

Disinterest in the assignment

Belief they will not get caught

Confusion about what constitutes plagiarism or current university policies

None of these instances are acceptable reasons to plagiarize, cheat, or commit other acts of academic dishonesty. Students who choose to plagiarize or cheat give themselves an unfair advantage on assignments and disrespect the hard work of others in the class. It is important that students understand that while there are reasons one might choose to plagiarize or cheat, professors are interested in evaluating each student's own, original work, not in evaluating the work done by others.

Further Reading

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There are many reasons students choose to plagiarize or cheat. Reasons range from the more genuine lack of knowledge to outright dishonorable intentions.

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This can be done by students who may cite incorrectly or plagiarize work that they may use on their school assignments or papers, which could be seen as students "stealing" from other sources.

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The Commandment I feel are most frequently violated is the 4th Commandment.

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Which of the Ten Ethical Computing Guidelines do you think students violate most often?

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Which of the Ten Ethical Computing Guidelines do you think students violate most often?

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Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of an individual or group of people. Computer ethics is the application of moral principles to the use of computers and the Internet. Examples include intellectual property rights, privacy policies, and online etiquette, or " netiquette".

Computers make it easy to duplicate and redistribute digital content. However, it is ethical to respect copyright guidelines. When using software, it is important to understand and follow the license agreement, or SLA. Using commercial software without paying for a license is considered piracy and is a violation of computer ethics. Hacking, or gaining unauthorized access to a computer system, is also an unethical way to use computers.

As technology advances, computers and the Internet have an increasing impact on society. Therefore, computer ethics must be part of the discussion whenever creating new technologies. A modern example is how artificial intelligence affects existing jobs and human communication. When computer ethics is part of the conversation, it helps ensure new technologies positively affect society.

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Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of an individual or group of people. Computer ethics is the application of moral principles to the use of computers and the Internet. Examples include intellectual property rights, privacy policies, and online etiquette, or " netiquette".

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8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.

9. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.

10. Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

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4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.

5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.

6. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.

7. Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.

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1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.

3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.