Plagiarism

Item number 1 above addresses plagiarism. Below is an example of plagiarism involving copying portions of a technical paper and using the copied text in a paper without quoting and/or citing the original paper. The text used in this example appears in an article by John Hopcroft[1]. The first usage, if put in a paper, would be plagiarism since it comes directly from Hopcroft's paper. The second usage would not be plagiarism since it is properly attributed to Hopcroft. Additionally, the third usage is not plagiarism since it is a paraphrase, not a direct quote.

1. The major transfer of information from universities to industry does not occur through journal articles and publications; rather, it comes about through students who get degrees and then take jobs in industry.

2. According to Hopcroft [1], ``The major transfer of information from universities to industry does not occur through journal articles and publications; rather, it comes about through students who get degrees and then take jobs in industry.''

3. Universities effect change in the world primarily through their graduates that enter the work force [1].