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

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How to Avoid Plagiarism: Summary

Avoiding plagiarism is really a matter of giving credit where credit is due. It may help to compare your role as a writer to that of a stage director. That is, it’s up to you to introduce the reader to whatever new speakers you bring into the discussion, to represent the new speaker’s ideas faithfully, and to give the reader a way to enlarge on his or her knowledge of the source. You should leave the reader with no questions about when you are speaking in your own voice and when another author has the stage.

Before you continue, click the "Review All Guidelines" link at the bottom of the page. You will be able to review and print all the guidelines presented in this module.

Now it’s time to take the Plagiarism Post-test! If you complete the post-test with a score of 100%, you will receive a "Certificate of Completion." You may keep the certificate for your own records or send a copy to an instructor. If you have been referred to a module by an instructor, a copy of your certificate may be expected.

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Click here to view the Reference List, a complete bibliography of source materials referenced in this module. This list is in Adobe PDF format, and you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view it properly.