What exactly is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is defined as the fact of presenting as one's owned the work of another person. Plagiarism is not a legal concept. In the law, plagiarism exists under the term counterfeiting, which constitutes a crime. Thus, in your work of documentary research and writing, using the ideas of an author is not prohibited, provided that you do not hide from the reader the origin of an idea, statement or work. In other words, to avoid plagiarism, you need to cite your sources according to specific guidelines:
What are the academic penalties for plagiarism in an exam?Each academic institution draws up an internal regulation and chooses the sanctions to be applied in case of discovery of copyright infringement. This document can be consulted freely by students and teachers. It is generally available free of charge on the institution's website. At the beginning of the school year, some academic institutions have students and sometimes teachers sign a plagiarism card and/or a code of honor.
The penalty is sometimes different depending on the importance of the exam. In fact, the penalty will be heavier for a doctorate, thesis or dissertation than for an internship report or a knowledge exam underway during the year.
