Avoiding Plagiarism

Paraphrasing – Steps for Effective Paraphrasing, Examples, and Practice Exercises (PDF) – To avoid unintentional plagiarism, learn the techniques of effectively paraphrasing a passage by expressing the source author’s original meaning and main ideas in your own words and in your unique writing style, demonstrating to the reader that you understand the information researched.

Synthesizing Source Ideas for Your Research Paper (PDF) – To show your reader how the evidence fits together in forming solid conclusions, review the strategies for synthesizing material across your sources to integrate the ideas and information and present the reader with your own analysis of the findings. 

Plagiarism Toolkit —Defining Plagiarism (PDF)— Clarify what constitutes the act of plagiarism (intentional, unintentional, or self-plagiarism) when failing to give credit in writing assignments for others’ words, ideas, art/visuals, or information gathered from research. 

Plagiarism Toolkit: Tips & Tools for Avoiding Plagiarism (PPTX with audio narration) – Learn how to avoid plagiarism during all stages of the writing process by effectively paraphrasing content, properly citing direct quotes, and formatting your citations according to your field’s citation style.