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,...
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...
Academic Writing / APA / Citation / Teaching / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 6, 2014 · Last modified April 29, 2014
By Kyle Harley, KUWC Tutor Over the past few weeks, students have been coming into our services at a rising rate seeking help with APA citation and formatting. One particular student expressed how an...
APA / Online Writing Instruction
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published February 24, 2014 · Last modified February 21, 2014
By Sandra Maenz, Kaplan University Composition Instructor The problem with teaching APA is the old chicken and egg issue. It seems that too many educators think citations when they teach APA, and completely ignore...
APA / Citation / Online Writing Instruction
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published September 13, 2013 · Last modified September 12, 2013
Melody Pickle, Writing Specialist, WAC, Kaplan University Self-Citation – Both students and academic professionals seem to be wrestling with the question, “when should I cite myself?” The Kaplan University Writing Center recently developed a self-citation...
Academic Writing / APA / Citation
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published June 29, 2013
By Melody Pickle One question we see in the KUWC is “Do I include the Database name in my citation?” Well, as with most aspects of APA, there is not a one size fits...
Academic Writing / Research Writing / WAC General
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 11, 2013 · Last modified May 12, 2013
By Melody Pickle, Ph.D, KUWC Writing Specialist, WAC Learning to write in an academically acceptable research style is a complex writing task. To complete this task student writers must step outside of their regular everyday...
Citation / Plagiarism / Research Writing
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 19, 2013
Paraphrasing is a key part of research writing. It is also a learned skill that can be very difficult for students. Many students are accused of plagiarism because of improper paraphrasing. Research writing is...