These documents will constitute the record of your work throughout the semester and will be turned in at the end of the course. These assignments may include readings, summary and synthesis essays, library report and preliminary written activities related to your research paper. You are expected to turn in all assignments on the due date indicated on the syllabus. No extensions, except for bona fide emergencies. Time management is an important part of this course.
Plagiarism is the representation of the ideas or words of another person as one's own.
In the academic world, plagiarism is considered to be a crime, comparable to stealing the possessions belonging to another person. Consequently, plagiarism on research papers will not be tolerated. This is serious business.