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Student
Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism through
Critical Thinking and Research
Skills |
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- Give credit where credit is due!
Always give proper attribution to all works, words or thoughts
that are not your own. This includes but is not limited to: graphs,
charts, graphics, pictures from the web, websites, plays, articles,
speeches, handouts, e-mails, listserve or bulletin board discussions,
online notes, class lectures, movies, computer programs, textbooks,
encyclopedia articles, music clips and sounds files.
Recognize that you must acknowledge the work of others
in two places within your writing:
Use quotation marks when you use someone else's words
exactly as they said or wrote them.
Provide parenthetical references for all thoughts that
are not your own but you have put into your own words.
Secure style manual for the documentation style
(ALA, MLA, etc.) you have been assigned to use for your
Bibliography or Works Cited List.
Identify the item in hand.
- Is it a book, an article from a subscription database,
a dissertation, personal letter, e-mail messages, etc...?
Apply the rules for formatting in the appropriate
documentation style for the resource used.
Consult your instructor or librarian if you need assistance.
- Libraries keep multiple copies of citation manuals
and often write quick help guides such as this one to
help you get started properly citing resources.
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- Write at least one draft!
Expect to make mistakes. The draft process can help reduce obvious
unintentional mistakes. See if your school has a center for writing
assistance or offer peer-tutors.
- Check Yourself!
Double-check your final writing against the original text to guarantee
that you have properly cited research.
Questions to ask yourself in the drafting
phase:
- What do my notes say about this idea?
- Where did I find that information?
- Am I using a paraphrase or a quotation?
- What do I think about this idea?
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