UNIV 1001 Online Education Strategies unit 3 discussion

The student/author who writes any written assignment, whether it is peer assessment

assignments or discussion posts is at fault for plagiarizing if they are not careful. Plagiarism is

using someone else's work or ideas and making them your own without giving credit to the

original author of the source or information. Ways in which we can avoid plagiarism is by citing

sources correctly using APA standards and creating a reference list with all the sources as to

where you got your information from when you do your research. This is the best way to prove

that you are not plagiarizing and even if it was done unintentionally, you are still at fault. Another

way to avoid plagiarism is to paraphrase and not copy information verbatim if they are not your

own. Paraphrasing means to restate a source using your own vocabulary as well as your own

● Having poor writing skills.

Plagiarizing, an academic dishonesty, could lead to many consequences such as “you don’t

learn as much, you risk failing the course or even expulsion from school, you’re throwing away

your money and time” as well as “trashing your integrity” (2010).

During my studies at UoPeople, I will make sure to follow the APA standards and correctly cite

sources (in-text citation and reference list) in order to avoid plagiarism. One strategy I will use to

prevent plagiarism in my work includes constantly keeping track of my sources as I cite them. I

usually have a separate sheet of paper to write down my sources as I go so I could just simply

add them to my reference sheet and they will be in order as well. Another strategy that I have is

to make use of a plagiarism checker such as paperrater before I finally decide to submit my

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, (2010). 6.5 The Honest Truth. College Success.

https://open.lib.umn.edu/collegesuccess/chapter/6-5-the-honest-truth/