Prevention is Key!
On Campus Student Resources:
- Your Instructor!
- Students seeking writing assistance in English Composition courses, such as, English 101 or 102, or courses offered by the English Department should visit the English Writing and Design Lab for help at http://wdl.camden.rutgers.edu/.
- The Learning Center
- Paul Robeson Library employs specialists by academic field. Find your Academic Specialist!
- https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/tutorials/plagiarism
- https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/tutorials/writing-citing
- Us! (Dean of Students Office)
Quick Tips:
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Read the syllabus for each course and learn each instructor’s expectations.
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Clarify what is expected of you when you are working on a team project, in a study group or collaborative research project. Learn what you are able to submit as your own.
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Cite your sources. If it is not your original words or ideas, give credit to the person whose words or ideas you are using.
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Submit your own work on papers, reports, projects, and test.
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Be cautious about where you sit during exams. Distance yourself from others, including your friends, to reduce any temptation to cheat.
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Plan ahead for assignments and exams. Students who feel more prepared are less likely to be insecure about the information and less likely to be dishonest.
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Do not share your assignments. If a classmate has a question, try to help, but do not “give” them the answer.
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Do not use social media to communicate with classmates about assignments or exams.
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Do not post your papers on websites that offer them to other students.
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Do not use websites that offer pre-prepared papers for your own assignments.
- Protect your computer files so that others cannot copy your work
Online Student Resources:
Unauthorized Collaboration Flyer.pdf What is it and How to Avoid it
Purdue OWL: Online Writing Lab for Research Paper, Grammar, Citation Assistance, and much more
APA Style Page: Rutgers-Camden Library
Paul Robeson Library Tutorials
Quick Tips to avoid academic dishonesty from The University of Arizona
Evaluating News Sources: Real or Fake?
What is Plagiarism? Check out the MLA explanation.
Plagiarism Today - webpage dedicated to helping writers and artists combat plagiarism of their work