Examples of Plagiarism at USC:
The submission of material subjected to editorial revision by another person that results in substantive changes in content or major alteration of writing style. Improper acknowledgement of sources in essays or papers. Taking someone else's ideas, words, data, or images and presenting them as your own. Direct copying from original sources. Direct copying from original sources, but with footnotes. Rewording a sentence (paraphrasing). Borrowing organization. Failing to reference/footnote source material. Submitting as a new study old data that has been changed simply by adding new data points.