Plagiarism

Welcome to our new page designed as a repository for information regarding plagiarism. It contains links to sites at Western Carolina University as well as to other resources on the web.

WCU Academic Honesty Policy

All students and faculty should read and be familiar with the WCU official policy covering plagiarism. The policy can also be found in the WCU student handbook.

The Writing Center's Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism for Students

Our short tutorial can help you develop note-taking strategies that will avoid accidental plagiarism.

The Writing Center's Guide to Help Your Students Stop Plagiarizing

Here faculty can find a strategic plan to help their students avoid accidentally plagiarizing research materials in class assignments.

The Plagiarism Self Test

Full

This is a short self-help quiz to help students test their knowledge about plagiarism.

Print Questions

This version contains only questions about print plagiarism.

Image Questions

This version contains only image related questions.

The Understanding Plagiarism Certificate

Faculty may ask students who have read the plagiarism materials and completed the self test to print and fill out the Understanding Plagiarism Certificate as an acknowledgment of their understanding.