Effective Writing Center (EWC)

Module Contents

• Introduction
• About this Module

The Basics

• Introduce Source Material
• Cite Source Material
• Reference Source Materials

Guidelines

Quotation:

• Guideline I
• Guideline II
• Guideline III
• Guideline IV

Paraphrasing/Summarizing:

• Guideline V
• Guideline VI
• Guideline VII
• Guideline VIII

• Summary

• EWC Home
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• Writing Advising
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• Student Resources
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• Faculty Resources


• Online Guide
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• Plagiarism Tutorial
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• About/Contact the EWC

How to Avoid Plagiarism: About this Module

This module describes:

• Three ways to use source material: quote it, paraphrase it, or summarize it
• Three essential techniques for managing source materials: introduce it, cite it, and list a reference to it
• Eight important guidelines to help you avoid plagiarism mistakes

At the end of the module, you’ll take a short quiz. If you answer every question correctly, you’ll receive a "Certificate of Completion."

Unless otherwise noted, this module uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style. This style is being adopted for the sake of consistency and because it is used most often in UMUC courses. The APA style is called an "author-date" style because of its emphasis on the date of publication, which immediately follows the author’s name. This style commonly supports medical, research and technical writing found in scientific journals and papers.

Other documentation styles include Modern Languages Association (MLA), Chicago/Turabian, the Council of Biology Editors (CBE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Learn More About Styles

Consult your instructor about the preferred documentation style to be used in your class.

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