Prevention Techniques to Help
Students Avoid Plagiarism
These online handouts contain tips and techniques, definitions, strategies, and
examples to assist students. Some of the best are written by writing centers, but other departments have compiled
good information. In addition, two documents are from university honor councils/student affairs. Also there are
two university policies on academic integrity which address plagiarism.
Academic Integrity
at Princeton (Princeton University)
Academic
Integrity (University of Texas)
Avoiding Plagiarism (DePauw University, Writing Center)
Avoiding Plagarism (Hamilton College, Writing Center)
Avoiding Plagiarism (Northwestern University, The Writing Place)
Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University, Online Writing
Lab)
Avoiding Plagiarism (UC Davis, Student Judicial Affairs)
Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words (Purdue University,
Online Writing Lab)
Plagiarism (University of Michigan)
Plagiarism (Indiana University, Writing Tutorial Services)
Plagiarism: Definitions, Examples and Penalties (University
of Kentucky, Chemistry Dept.)
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It (University of British Columbia, Biology Program
Guide)
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Purdue University,
Online Writing Lab)
What is Plagiarism? (Dartmouth College)
- This is from Dartmouth's copywrited online publication Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement (2001).
What is Plagiarism? (Georgetown University Honor Council)
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