Best Practices to Prevent Plagiarism. California State University - Channel Islands. As with diseases, the best course of action against plagiarism is prevention. As educators, it is our duty to prevent plagiarism from occurring as much as it is our duty to identify when it occurs. Provides several suggestions on how educators can work together to stop plagiarism before it begins.

Copy these strategies to stop plagiarism by students. Galles, G.M.. Recommends several efficient paper assignment strategies helpful in eliminating student submission of purchased papers and other forms of plagiarism. Discusses use of annotated bibliographies, graded oral presentations, inclusion of research logs, short papers, contemporaneous topics, and mandatory current referencing.

Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices. Council of Writing Program Administrators. Responds to the growing educational concerns about plagiarism in four ways: by defining plagiarism; by suggesting some of the causes of plagiarism; by proposing a set of responsibilities (for students, teachers, and administrators) to address the problem of plagiarism; and by recommending a set of practices for teaching and learning that can significantly reduce the likelihood of plagiarism.

Designing Assignments to Prevent Plagiarism. Dalhousie University. Covers ways to design assignments that can help prevent plagiarism. Recommendations include: (1) equipping the student; (2) equipping yourself; (3) making the assignment clear; (4) dividing the assignment into sections; (5) requiring interaction and feedback; (6) requiring elements that support the research process; and (7) using a non-traditional format.

Deterring Plagiarism. Iowa State University Library. Provides over two dozen tips on how to deter plagiarism organized into four major categories: (1) Talk to your students about plagiarism, (2) Structure assignments to deter plagiarism, (3) Be creative with your assignments, and (4) Emphasize writing as a process.

Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism. University of Maryland University College. Provides useful guidance on how to help students avoid plagiarism, including (1) preparing students to use Web-based materials; (2) coaching students in research practices; and (3) helping students with documentation styles.

Plagiarism Prevention. University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Defines copyright; lists common errors students make in writing papers; describes why students cheat; lists what instructors can do to prevent plagiarism; suggests when to suspect plagiarism; provides links to tools to help identify plagiarized papers or phrases; and describes Web resources for fighting plagiarism. Includes an excellent bibliography.

Plagiarism Prevention Guidelines. University of London - Educational Development Centre. Addresses strategies to discourage and prevent plagiarism, based on the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Good Practice Guide. Recommends a balanced approach that combines rethinking the design of courses whilst at the same time considering how best to teach students them skills of academic discourse and citation. Concludes that rethinking assessment can lessen plagiarism and collusion.

Prevent Plagiarism. University of Pretoria. Provides dozens of useful tactics for preventing plagiarism divided into three categories: Informative, Educative, Preventative. Includes a model declaration of academic integrity designed to accompany written assignments.

Preventing Academic Dishonesty. Davis, B.G.. Recommends and elaborates on several specific steps faculty can take to prevent academic dishonesty, including: (1) informing students of academic standards for scholarship and conduct, (2) explaining how cheating harms students and describing campus sanctions, (3) minimizing the opportunities for cheating and plagiarism, (4) taking visible actions to detect dishonesty so that students know you will not tolerate cheating, and (5) if cheating occurs, responding swiftly with disciplinary measures and formal action. From the text Tools for Teaching, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1993.

Preventing Plagiarism. Dalhousie University. Covers various techniques to help prevent plagiarism, with an emphasis on educating students by (1) defining plagiarism and showing how to document sources; (2) helping students understand why they should use sources and cite them; (3) modeling appropriate behavior by providing references to lecture content; (4) convincing students that assignments are developed for their benefit; and (5) visiting paper mill sites and letting your students know you do too.

The Bedford/St. Martin's Workshop on Plagiarism. Carbone, N.. A helpful tutorial for faculty on methods to avoid plagiarism. Includes the following topics: Using Portfolios to Avoid Plagiarism, Using Online Discussion Tools to Avoid Plagiarism, and Considering Plagiarism Detection Services and Search Tools. Includes a good set of linked recommended readings.