Research Guides: Library Research Overview: Plagiarism

At Tarrant County College, scholastic dishonesty is unacceptable and is not tolerated.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY is defined as misconduct including, but not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, and collusion.

PLAGIARISM is defined as presenting as one's own the ideas or writings of another without acknowledging or documenting the source(s).

Consult the TCC Student Handbook for more information on this important topic.

Additional Plagiarism Resources

Plagiarism.org
This is a good resource for understanding what plagiarsim is and how to avoid it.
TurnItIn
This tool is used by TCC students to check their papers for plagiarism prior to submitting them for a grade. See your instructor for sign-up instructions.
TCCD Plagiarism Tutorial
This tutorial details what plagiarism is and includes a quiz to test your understanding of what and when to cite.

Video Tip

Plagiarism: Lesson One (5:53 min)

Courtesy of Professor Andrew Young, FSCJ