Project Summary: Assignment: Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism What is plagiarism, exactly? Is it a matter of copying a source word for word? Or is it a matter of rephrasing a sentence in a source and calling it your own? The rules related to plagiarism actually are quite complex, and there are instances in which people who unwittingly plagiarized have ended up in court. The concept of academic integrity should be important to you as a doctoral student. Maintaining academic integrity includes avoiding plagiarism. However, in order to avoid plagiarism, you must first become proficient at recognizing it. In this Assignment, you practice recognizing plagiarism and consider how you might avoid plagiarism in your own writing.