Plagiarism
“To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own.”
(Webster’s New College Dictionary 156)
Many times plagiarism is unintentional. It results from poor note taking, careless cutting and pasting and not knowing how to paraphrase or cite. Every time you borrow from one of your sources, you must give credit to the author. The following should be cited: charts, graphs and illustrations, opinions, statistics, anything copied word-for-word, original ideas, direct quotes, and the why and how of people, places and things. If unsure, ask your teacher for help.
Copyright
“Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.”
(Title 17, U.S. Code)
If you are using a small portion of music, a video, photographs or art in your research assignments, you may use it without getting the authors permission, but you must acknowledge its use by including it in your works cited.
Academic Integrity
It is the intent of the administration and staff of Washington Township High School to preserve the integrity of all curricular and co-curricular programs. The basis for all integrity is honesty, honor and truthfulness. Every student is expected to pursue their education with a commitment to these qualities.
Any student caught cheating, plagiarizing, or otherwise compromising the educational process, will be subject to disciplinary action