Module 3: Plagiarism12 of 1812 of 18 Items08:10QuestionYou paraphrase an idea you really like from a reading and put it in the essay you are working on. It's in your own words, so you don't bother with a citation. Have you plagiarised?Responsesa YesYesb No

Module 3: Plagiarism11 of 1811 of 18 Items07:05QuestionYou borrow direct sentences or paragraphs from someone else and put them in your assignment. Although you haven’t used quotation marks, you have provided correct citations (or footnotes). Is this plagiarism?Responsesa YesYesb No

QuestionYou use find some information in a source that answers your inquiry question. You put the argument into your essay. You write it in your own words but you put in an intext citation. Have you plagiarised?

You had a brilliant brainwave about the topic you are writing an essay about. But when reading an article about the topic, after you have gone on to do some research, you see that the same idea is mentioned. It was your own idea too, before you read the article, so do you need to reference it?Question 10Select one:a.Yes. Great minds think alike, but even if you did think of the idea on your own you still need to reference the published source. Otherwise, readers will accuse you of plagiarism. You can use this source to support your argument, and you can try to show how your idea differs from the other author's, but you still have to cite the other source.b.No. If you come up with an idea on your own, you don't have to cite the other source.

QuestionWhich of the following is NOT an example of plagiarism?Responsesa Changing a few words of a paragraph someone else wroteChanging a few words of a paragraph someone else wroteb Borrowing an existing idea and presenting it as a new ideaBorrowing an existing idea and presenting it as a new ideac Providing an in-text citation for a quotationProviding an in-text citation for a quotationd None of the above

You borrow direct sentences or paragraphs from someone else and put them in your assignment. Although you haven’t used quotation marks, you have provided correct citations (or footnotes). Is this plagiarism?