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PSYCHOLOGY

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as:

"The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft"

(OED Online 2006). [OED Online [Internet]. plagiarism, n. Oxford University Press. 2006. [cited 2007 Jul 30]. Available from: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/144939?redirectedFrom=plagiarism#eid

Is It Plagiarism? - from the OWL at Purdue. This resource defines plagiarism and how it could appear in your work. 

Safe Practices - from the OWL at Purdue. This resource offers advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.

UH Manoa Student Conduct Code
See section H - Academic Dishonesty - in particular.