Paraphrasing with Purpose
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Curt pushed away from his computer in frustration. He felt like he’d been staring at the same words on the screen for...
Academic Success / Academic Writing / Citation / Online learning / OWI / Plagiarism / Research Writing / Teaching college writing / Tutors / Writing Center Outreach
by Travis Murphy · Published August 18, 2023 · Last modified August 17, 2023
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Curt pushed away from his computer in frustration. He felt like he’d been staring at the same words on the screen for...
Academic Writing / APA / Citation / Plagiarism
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 6, 2016 · Last modified March 27, 2018
By Amy Sexton, Purdue University Global Center Tutor One way that the Writing Center supports university students is by presenting live workshops each month on the important topic of plagiarism, and we strive to...
Academic Writing / Citation / Plagiarism
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 23, 2015 · Last modified September 1, 2015
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor In today’s digital age, students have instantaneous, easy access to a wealth of information and knowledge via the internet. While the availability of information is convenient for...
APA / Citation / Online Writing Instruction / Plagiarism / Research Writing / Resources / teacher resources
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 2, 2015
by Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Students frequently ask writing tutors for help with APA citations and formatting as well as how to avoid and understand plagiarism. Instructors, as well, contact...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 29, 2015 · Last modified July 28, 2015
Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Plagiarism is a topic that many educators understand well as it is often explained and defined in institutions and universities’ plagiarism polices. At Kaplan University, for example,...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 3, 2015 · Last modified June 2, 2015
Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Tutor Recently on a social media group limited to online faculty members of various institutions, I read a post from a professor who had caught his student plagiarizing. While...
APA / Plagiarism / Research Writing / Videos
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published February 18, 2015 · Last modified February 13, 2015
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Kaplan University Writing Center Avoiding plagiarism begins with knowing how to quote, paraphrase, summarize, and cite sources. Knowing the university plagiarism policy can help too, for it will typically clarify...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published December 3, 2014 · Last modified December 2, 2014
Amy Sexton Writing Center Tutor, Kaplan University Plagiarism. The word alone can invoke fear and anxiety in students. At our online writing center, we often work with students whose instructors have alerted them...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 3, 2014 · Last modified August 25, 2014
By Maria Toy, J.D., M.S. Kaplan University Adjunct Professor During the first seminar of the term, I warn students in my law courses about the consequences of plagiarism. Students who engage in plagiarism get...
Academic Writing / Citation / Plagiarism
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published July 30, 2014 · Last modified July 17, 2014
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor in the School of IT I didn’t mean to plagiarize! Can I rewrite this paper? In a previous post, plagiarizing was compared to running a stop sign. Backing up and...