15th Edition Plagiarism - To represent ideas or interpretations taken from another source as one's own is plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a serious offense.
The academic work of a student must be his or her own. To lift content directly from a source without giving credit is a flagrant act. To present a borrowed passage after having changed a few words, even if the source is referenced, is also plagiarism. Faculty Handbook Index Back Back To WKU Online Acad. Affairs Mission Stmnt.