Plagiarism is a specific form of cheating, and is defined as the copying of language, structure, idea, and/or thoughts of another and claiming or attempting to imply that it is one's own original work. It also includes the omitting of quotation marks when references are copied directly, improper paraphrasing, or inadequate referencing of sources. Sources used in preparing assignments for classes, theses, dissertations, manuscripts for publication, and other academic work should be documented in the text and in a reference list, or as directed by the instructor or professor. Sources requiring referencing include, but are not limited to, information received from other persons that would not normally be considered common knowledge, computer programs designed or written by another person, experimental data collected by someone else, graded permanently-returned materials such as terms papers or other out-of-class assignments, as well as published sources. (p. 2)