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Plagiarism can easily be prevented - here are some tips:
- Don't wait until the last minute to write a research paper or essay. Students often make careless mistakes because of cramming at the last minute.
- Document your sources. Whether it is a summary, paraphrase, or direct quotation, a citation must follow.
- Take careful and accurate notes while doing research.
- Learn the appropriate ways to document sources, such as MLA, APA, or Turabian. If you are uncertain, then consult the appropriate handbook.
- Avoid the "paper mill" research paper sites. Purchasing someone else's work constitutes academic dishonesty.
- Cite any information that you take from a website.
- Follow the professor's instructions. If you are told to work alone on an assignment, then this means you cannot collaborate with another student.
- Do not "recycle" your work. If you have written and submitted an assignment for one course, and you want to submit this paper for another course, this can be considered cheating.
- Be aware of ways that professors can identify plagiarism (i.e www.turnitin.com, google.com).
- Review the guidelines in the Georgetown University Academic Integrity Code.
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