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    Avoiding Plagiarism - Student Handout

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    The document provides six tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing: 1) Manage your time wisely and avoid procrastinating; 2) Employ effective research strategies such as having a clear research plan; 3) Choose appropriately between summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and always include citations; 4) Provide proper citations when paraphrasing, quoting or summarizing others' work; 5) Use Turnitin to check for any missing citations and improve citation skills; 6) Take responsibility for your own academic integrity and ask the instructor questions if help is needed rather than plagiarizing.

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    The document provides six tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing: 1) Manage your time wisely and avoid procrastinating; 2) Employ effective research strategies such as having a clear research plan; 3) Choose appropriately between summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and always include citations; 4) Provide proper citations when paraphrasing, quoting or summarizing others' work; 5) Use Turnitin to check for any missing citations and improve citation skills; 6) Take responsibility for your own academic integrity and ask the instructor questions if help is needed rather than plagiarizing.

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    The document provides six tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing: 1) Manage your time wisely and avoid procrastinating; 2) Employ effective research strategies such as having a clear research plan; 3) Choose appropriately between summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and always include citations; 4) Provide proper citations when paraphrasing, quoting or summarizing others' work; 5) Use Turnitin to check for any missing citations and improve citation skills; 6) Take responsibility for your own academic integrity and ask the instructor questions if help is needed rather than plagiarizing.

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    The document provides six tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing: 1) Manage your time wisely and avoid procrastinating; 2) Employ effective research strategies such as having a clear research plan; 3) Choose appropriately between summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and always include citations; 4) Provide proper citations when paraphrasing, quoting or summarizing others' work; 5) Use Turnitin to check for any missing citations and improve citation skills; 6) Take responsibility for your own academic integrity and ask the instructor questions if help is needed rather than plagiarizing.

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    Avoiding Plagiarism

    Follow these 1 Manage your time during the researching


    and writing process wisely.
    six tips when you’re Don’t
     procrastinate! That’s when most bad choices are made.
    researching and Use a calendar to plot out when you have competing events,
    writing to help you other due dates, etc., and then schedule yourself time to
    work on your writing or project. Give yourself deadlines and
    avoid plagiarism. stick to them.
    2 Employ effective research strategies.
    Use the Research Strategies lesson and Research
    Planning Worksheet to help you approach your research,
    note-taking, and writing time strategically. When you have a
    clear plan, you’ll be more likely to incorporate effective
    citation of information from other sources.
    3 Choose when to summarize, paraphrase, or quote
    information from your sources.
    Some
     instances are better for each of these strategies
    than others. Choose the most appropriate option for each
    individual situation as you are writing.

    Quote when... an author has stated an


    idea in a way that can’t be
    said any better No matter
    what, include a
    Paraphrase when... you want to clarify or citation in order
    emphasize an idea in your to give credit to
    own words the original
    author.
    Summarize when... you
     need to condense
    a large amount of text
    into one or two shorter
    sentences

    www.turnitin.com/resources/disrupting-plagiarism
    4 Provide proper citations for your paraphrased,
    quoted, or summarized information.
    Citing
     sources properly is the most important thing you
    can do when including thoughts that come from another
    source. Be sure to give proper credit when you quote,
    paraphrase, or summarize another person’s words or
    ideas. This means including in-text citations as well as
    bibliographic material at the end of your writing.
    5 Use the Turnitin Similarity Report to revise
    your writing.
    The Turnitin Similarity Report can help you see where
    you are missing citations or where your citation skills
    could be improved. Use the Understanding the Turnitin
    Similarity Report: A Student Guide document to help
    you edit and revise your writing using the results of your
    Turnitin Similarity Report.
    6 Own your own academic integrity and ask
    your instructor questions when you need help.
    Be
     honest about the work that you are doing. Rather
    than copying someone else’s work or paying someone
    online to complete the project for you, speak with your
    instructor about your situation to see what your options
    are. It’s likely that they will be more understanding if you
    ask questions than if you plagiarize and try to get away
    with it.

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