How to Avoid Plagiarism

The following guide provides links to information on understanding academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism.

Avoiding Plagiarism

The following resources provide information to help you understand what constitutes plagiarism and help you avoid plagiarizing someone else's work.  

General Resources

• Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - from the Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University

• Is It Plagiarism Yet? - from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue

• Quoting and Paraphrasing - from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin

• Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words - from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue

• Tips for avoiding accidental plagiarism - from The Writing Place at Northwestern University

• Excuses Students Give for Academic Dishonesty - from Penn State

• Best Practices for Research and Drafting  - from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue

• Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity - from Northern Illinois University

Games & Exercises

• Plagiarism Exercise - from Georgia State University

• You Quote It, You Note It! - from Acadia University

• Plagiarism Games - from Northern Illinois University

Plagiarism Detection

• Turnintin.com - this resources is commonly used by instructors at SGU to prevent and detect plagiarism

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Academic Integrity at SGU

Plagiarism is a violation of the St. Gregory's University Classroom Academic Integrity policy.

An excerpt from the Student Handbook:

Classroom Academic Integrity

St. Gregory's University expects its students to demonstrate integrity in their academic work.

Acts violating academic honesty include

1. Cheating on examinations, quizzes or other written work;

2. Giving assistance to or receiving assistance from another during an examination or quiz;

3. Plagiarism, defined as:

• The use of another’s published work (either through a full quotation, partial quotation, paraphrase, or summary of an author’s ideas) without proper citation;

• The use of another student's work as one's own;

• The purchase, use or provision of an already prepared paper;

4. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, copies of uncirculated examinations or examination questions; and

5. Falsifying any academic record.

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Questions?

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