Preventing Plagiarism - A Guide for the Wagner Community

Plainly put, plagiarism isn't acceptable. But what's not so simple for students to understand is what exactly plagiarism is, how it happens, and how to avoid it. That's why Barry Gilmore's Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students is a must-have for student writers. Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students goes well beyond plagiarism avoidance. It builds students' ethical awareness about what cheating is. And it leads them to understand why using their own words is important and, ultimately, more satisfying.

Table of contents:
Introduction -- How to avoid plagiarism -- Using quotations -- Paraphrasing -- Summarizing -- Listing the works cited: MLA documentation -- Creating a references page: APA documentation -- Practice quiz -- Additional sources of information -- Works cited.