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Essay Do's and Don'ts
MLA Handbook (9th Ed.)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Student's Guide to Writing College Papers
The Wadsworth Guide to Research
This guide will help you:
1. Understand plagiarism
2. Learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism
3. Cite your sources in APA, CSE, Chicago, and MLA styles
The PC Student Handbook defines plagiarism as:
The use of paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment.
Properly documenting research sources is important because it ensures that:
Credit for information originally provided elsewhere is given
Others can find the same information again
Plagiarism does not take place
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