We use citations to communicate information about our resources with our audience and other researchers. By citing, we're letting the reader know that we're not claiming work that isn't ours. We're also giving them the information they need to locate our sources and to learn more about these ideas should they be interested in learning more.
Citation:
Avoiding Plagiarism - Cite Your Source (n.d.). Retrieved from https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/citing-your-sources/avoiding-plagiarism-cite-your-source
Plagiarism is the act of passing off someone's thoughts, ideas, or creations as your own.
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Academic integrity at MIT: A handbook for students (2019), plagiarism "occurs when you use another's words, ideas, assertions, data, or figures and do not acknowledge that you have done so." So, how do we make sure we don't plagiarize? When it doubt, cite!
For more information on plagiarism, visit the following sources:
Citation:
What is Plagiarism? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/what-plagiarism