As previously noted, a direct quotation should be used to support the analysis and argument rather than to make a major point in a discussion itself. Where a work is cited through a secondary reference source, particulars of the secondary source need to be provided. Undue dependence on a single source or a few sources is generally to be avoided. This indicates a lack of comprehensiveness in the search for sources of data vital to the research process. Unacknowledged use of materials from published sources constitutes plagiarism.
Plagiarism is always improper.
When it is intentional, plagiarism is dishonest as well. Submission of plagiarised work may be a sufficient basis for the recording of a failure result in a unit of study. Format for quotations Quotations must be exactly transcribed. Any words left out must be indicated by three dots, single spaced. Any words added by the writer to explain the quote or to complete its grammatical sense must be placed in brackets.