In short, one can plagiarize oneself and be sanctioned for the violation. You may use the ideas and words from other sources, but you must document their use with citations, usually in the form of footnotes, endnotes, or textnotes. By citing your sources, you indicate the extent of your research, thereby improving your paper. Collaboration occurs when a student works with other students to study, do lab work, review books or develop a presentation or report. Students must receive very clear permission from the instructor to participate in collaborations.
Unauthorized collaboration is an example of an academically dishonest act.
What one instructor may view as a collaboration may be seen as cheating by another. The important thing to note is that if the limits of collaboration are not clear, it is the student's responsibility to ask the instructor for very clear and specific direction. It is academically dishonest to manufacture or deliberately alter data submitted in connection with laboratory reports, term papers or written material. Not only is this practice dishonest, it undermines the entire academic process. The DC will review these facts and interview the student, instructor and an witnesses to determine if section 102.01 has been violated.