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1. Every paper
or report submitted for credit is accepted as the student's own work. It may
not, therefore, have been composed, wholly or partially, by another person.
2. The wording of a student's paper or report is taken as his or her own. Thus one may not submit work that has been copied, wholly or partially, from a book, article, essay, newspaper, another student's paper or note book, or any other written or printed source. Another writer's phrases, sentences, or paragraphs may be included only if presented as quotations and the source acknowledged.
3. Similarly, the ideas expressed in a paper or report are accepted as originating with the student. A paper that paraphrases any written or printed material without acknowledgment may not be submitted for credit. Ideas from books and essays may be incorporated in a student's work as starting points, governing issues, illustrations, and the like, but in each case the source must be cited.
4. A student may incorporate in the paper or report ideas that have arisen from discussions or lectures when understanding and conviction have made them the student's own. One may not, however, seek out and restate the ideas of another simply to meet the assignment.
5. A student may correct and revise his or her writing with the aid of reference books and also discuss individual details with other persons. The student may not, however, turn over his or her work to another person for wholesale correction and revision.
6. It is permissible to submit papers typed by another person, provided the typist has not sought to change the wording, ideas, organization, or any significant aspect of the paper in any way. Students submitting such papers should proofread carefully.
7. No paper may be submitted for credit that has been or is being used to fulfill the requirements of another course, in whatever Department, unless permission to coordinate work has been granted by both teachers.
Any violation of these principles constitutes plagiarism which constitutes failure in the course.
(from University of Notre
Dame's First-Year Composition policy)