What is plagiarism and how can we avoid it?
We'll look at the following definitions in class today and add tips on how to avoid plagiarism.
LCC's definition of plagiarism
(Scroll down to Dishonesty, under Student Code of Conduct, and read #2.)
http://www.lcc.edu/catalog/policies_procedures/studentrights.htm
Plagiarism defined in the library's LINKS tutorial
http://www.lcc.edu/library/library-instruction/links/Module6/04_plagiarism.html
How to Recognize Plagiarism
Practice from Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/practice.html
Tips on how to avoid plagiarism in WRIT 122 essays
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Cite your source!
Use proper quotation marks!
Better safe than sorry when referencing info
use proper citations
1) If in doubt Cite IT!
2) Just don't do it!
If in doubt cite!
Cite sources correctly
Don't copy word for word what you are citing
1) Double check to ensure that you do not lift specific sentence fragments unknowingly.
2) Be original (Ian)
don't share topics with anyone else! (teacher)
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