The Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop presents information about the various reasons writers plagiarize, including but not limited to culturally specific expectations for citation, confusion about citation practices, stress, and time management concerns. Then, the facilitator guides participants through strategies to avoid plagiarism. For instance, the facilitator will review the differences between summary, paraphrasing, and quotation and ask participants to practice, ideally with sources they’ve already collected.

Resources: Writers will need to bring their own research and have access to computers. Facilitators will need access to a computer-connected projector. Workshop can be delivered via Zoom.

When to schedule: Writers should already have begun collecting research at the time of this workshop. Please note that avoiding plagiarism is also addressed briefly during the Citation Workshop.

Length: 45-60 minutes