Plagiarism CAN be Accidental This is why it is critically important for all students to possess a clear understanding of this concept Plagiarism that is completely accidental can incur all of the consequences as more deliberate misconduct (ie copying a paper and submitting as your own copying a paragraph from your book and not properly citing the source)

It is your responsibility as an ESC college student to learn ways to not just recognize plagiarism when is occurs but implement methods and techniques for avoiding plagiarism in your work

Whether you actually quote someone or you paraphrase or summarize their ideas that person or persons MUST BE GIVEN CREDIT (Credit given to SUE ORRELL DAS CNYC)