Excessive use of direct quotes may result in failing grades. Plagiarism is the deliberate attempt to pass of another person's work as your own. Material that is quoted or paraphrased from any source must always be accompanied by a full reference to the source. If you quote directly, that is to say, if you use somebody else's exact words, the quotation must be enclosed in quotation marks and its source footnoted. Paraphrasing, which is summarising or putting another person's ideas or material into your own words, must also be referenced in a footnote.
Plagiarism is regarded very seriously.
A plagiarised essay will get no marks at all, and the student will fail the course. You must footnote any statement or argument that is not your own, any direct quotation, statistical data, etc. 62, No.1, Fall 1983, p.39 2.