Citation Guides: Avoiding Plagiarism

Provides an in-depth, evidence-based understanding of plagiarism with the goal of engaging campus communities in informed conversations about proactive approaches to plagiarism. Offers practical suggestions for addressing plagiarism campus-wide and addresses topics such as why students plagiarize, why are plagiarism cases so hard to manage, how we can design better learning assessments to prevent plagiarism, and systemic inequities in how marginalized and minoritized students are treated regarding academic integrity.

This book combines theoretical understandings with a practical model of plagiarism and explains why and how plagiarism developed.

Examines plagiarism and the theft of intellectual property in the fields of literature, music, film, art, and academia, and discusses its implications for the victim, the plagiarist, and society as a whole.