Plagiarism Awareness Workshop

Florida Tech February 23, 2015

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You know plagiarism is bad – but do you know why? And more importantly, do you know how to avoid it? Join us, Monday, March 2nd from 2 – 3 p.m. in the Link Multimedia Room for this workshop hosted by librarian Linda Khan.

You’ll learn:

the definition of plagiarism
the different forms of plagiarism
why people plagiarize
how to acknowledge and cite sources to avoid plagiarism
the consequences of plagiarism

Additional Resources

Florida Tech’s document on academic integrity and academic dishonesty: Academic Integrity & Academic Dishonesty: A Handbook About Cheating & Plagiarism.
The Indiana University School of Education has created a useful tutorial with examples and test questions to help you gauge your understanding.
Examples of plagiarism, from Princeton University.
“Goblin Threat” plagiarism game from Lycoming College.