Avoiding Plagiarism

Here are some links to help you avoid plagiarism when using source material in your writing. 

GMU's Honor System and Code
The Honor System and Code govern all the work we do in the university.  You should be familiar with it.

Documenting Sources (from GMU's Writing Center)
This site explains why we need to document source material, and the three ways we can do so (summarize, paraphrase, quote).

Online Style Guides (from GMU's Writing Center)
This site will link you to Diana Hacker's online guides to research and style guides for APA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA citation and documentation.

Avoiding Plagiarism (from Purdue Univ. Online Writing Lab)
This is a comprehensive site that provides good advice for avoiding plagiarism.

Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism: Documentation Guidelines (from Duke University)
This is another comprehensive site providing good advice.

GMU's Statement of Professional Ethics and Statement on Plagiarism (from the Faculty/Staff Handbook)
Not only do students have to adhere to the Honor System and Code.  Faculty and staff are also bound by professional ethics.  This site illustrates the standards that should be followed by all members of an academic community.