1. Using something I find on the Internet/Web for a class assignment is always okay.

2. Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.

3. I have a class this quarter that is similar to a class I had at Mt. SAC last year. It's not plagiarism if I submit the paper I wrote for that class for my class this year.

4. Taking small bits of information from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work or to complete an assignment is plagiarism.

5. I can quote passages from papers I find on the Internet/Web for my class assignments if I properly document where I found the information.

6. If I download something from the Internet/Web and change a few words and phrase, I can use that information for class assignments without having to cite it.

7. I've done about 90% of my computer programming assignment, but simply can't get the data from Table 14 to display on page 17 like it's supposed to. My friend's program works and so I get just the part of the program required to move the data over from them. This isn't plagiarism, because it's just a basic part of the program, which was covered the day I was sick.

8. Information that is "common knowledge," like "The Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco Bay" doesn't have to be cited.

9. If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don't have to cite it because it is not written

10. If I am found to plagiarize something, there might be a notation on my permanent transcript which future employers, my advisors, and my parents might see.