Plagiarism Guide
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Student Introduction
Louis Bloomfield, a physics professor at the University of Virginia always assigned a term paper in his introductory physics class. In early 2001, after hearing rumors of cheating, Dr. Bloomfield designed a computer program to detect plagiarism in the papers that had been written over the past five semesters. As a result, he initiated 158 cases against students, with 122 being formally accused of plagiarism. At the conclusion of the honor trials, 48 of those students were either dismissed from school (including 3 graduate degrees revoked) or left the university after admitting guilt. (See References 1 & 2)
Don’t let this happen to you! Welcome to the UF Libraries’ Plagiarism Tutorial.
It will help you get informed and learn how easy it is to avoid plagiarism. Work through the 3 modules and don't forget to check out the Tips for Paraphrasing at the end!
Good luck and GO GATORS!
