Plagiarism

It is important that every student understands plagiarism and knows how to avoid it, using the appropriate methods and tools for scholarly and professional citation and attribution. To learn more about the harm that comes from plagiarism and, importantly, to learn appropriate methods for using and citing materials from books, articles and the web, visit Penn State's site describing the general problems surrounding plagiarism, A Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty, as well as guidelines on How to Avoid Plagiarism.

Take the iStudy Review

The University has created a self-study instructional module to help you better understand the academic integrity policy, why academic integrity and responsibility are important, and to offer a variety of real-world scenarios in which problems arise for students. You’ll be asked to think about those scenarios and work through the problems that many students encounter in dealing with the pressure of exams, papers, and deadlines. You are encouraged to visit the iStudy site and look at some of the problems, and the ideas for solutions, that are offered there.