Faculty Resources - Avoiding Plagiarism: Internet Resources for Student Use

When asked, many of our students can define the word plagiarism, but do they understand how plagiarism works? There are many websites available for student use that provides concrete examples of plagiarism and information about proper citations.

http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/senate/policies/acaddish.html
This site has several examples of academic dishonesty.

http://osu.orst.edu/admin/stucon/plag.htm
This page has some examples on ‘acceptable borrowing’.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
This site offers a comprehensive guide for conducting research, proper citations (APA, MLA and electronic) and writing papers