Ultrasound: Referencing

From Michener’s Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure:

Plagiarism is the portrayal, claiming or use of another person’s work or ideas (sentence, thought, paragraph, intellectual property, data, drawings or images) without specific reference. In the academic world this is considered to be theft. It is dishonest and irresponsible and will result in serious consequences.

Doing any of the following would be considered plagiarism if you don't reference where the words/ideas came from:

• Copying a sentence (or part of a sentence) word for word.
• Taking someone else's sentence (or idea) and rewriting it in your own words.
• Reusing part of an assignment you previously submitted for marks.

The way to avoid plagiarism is to give credit to the sources you have used in your research. We call this process referencing because you are creating a reference in your paper to each of the sources you have used. At Michener, the commonly used referencing styles are Vancouver and APA. Check with your Professor to see which style they would prefer you to use, and then read the appropriate box below.

Not sure whether what you've done is plagiarism? Check out this handy graphic (click to make it bigger):