Plagiarism and breaches of academic standards are infractions of academic integrity, prohibited by the Wheaton Honor Code. Plagiarism includes, among other things:

1. Submitting a paper, examination, or assignment written by another.

2. Word-for-word copying portions of another's writing without enclosing the copied passage in quotation marks and acknowledging the source in the appropriate scholarly convention.

3. The use of a unique term or concept that one has come across without acknowledging its source.

4. The paraphrasing or abbreviated restating of someone else's ideas without acknowledging that person.

5. Falsely citing something that was never actually consulted, or making up a citation.

6. Falsely reporting data that was never actually collected or which actually showed contrary results.

7. Unacknowledged multiple submissions of the same paper for several purposes without prior approval from the parties involved.

8. Unacknowledged multiple authors or collaboration on a project or paper.

(The above text is from the Wheaton College Student Handbook)

If you have doubts about how to paraphrase the ideas and/or writing of others, or when credit for those ideas needs to be acknowledged, please consult your instructor BEFORE turning in the questionable material. WHEN IN DOUBT, CHECK IT OUT.