Plagirism Workshop

1. 1: As long as the roommates don't write the same papers they're not copying off each other, they are using their own words and minds. However, this has a high potential to become plagirism if one roommate gets lazy. Also, the roommates are doing the same research so their papers might sound very simililar. If they do not copy their papers from eachother and cite their source, this is justifiable. There is nothing wrong with doing research together but they should use different sources just to make sure the teacher doesnt feel it is plagirism.
2. 2: The student is NOT taking some one else's work and saying it is their own. This does have a high potential because it is a little lazy and the teacher might view it as plagirism. The UCF atmospehere and stress of 6 classes greatly contributes to plagirism because everything is based on GPA and if you do not get an "A" your GPA falls if you have a "B". which is still good. So having 6 classes, this is stressful. This is justifiable beacuse you are not at all taking some one else's ideas.
3. 3: As long as you DON'T take the others ideas and words and are ONLY using their posts to help you answer the question of "what am I supposed to do?" you are fine. However, this is also high potential because 1. the other students could be wrong and 2. you could steal their ideas. The best thing to do is to ask the teacher directly and avoid using other's posts because you could accidently use their ideas and think it's your own. This would be less justifiable because it would be your fault for looking at others posts. The UCF atmospehere could help to ask the teacher for help because if you are afraid to ask in person you can send an e-mail and since UCF is so big, the teacher wouldnt know who you are.
4. 5: Just because you change SOME of the wording, you took their idea's. This is NOT justifiable, you took their ideas and answer's. Not much else to say except DEFINITELY plagirism.
5. 0: As long as you cite the picture (if that is required to cite pictures) you are fine. You cant really copy some one's picture and you didnt see anyone had it first. You didnt take anyone's ideas and claim them as your own. This is justifiable and everyone else did this, too! NOT plagirism.