APA Style Writing & Citation

Even if you cite your work correctly, you need to be aware of how not to plagiarize. The Council of Writing Program Administrators has prepared a definition of plagiarism:

In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledg­ing its source.

Defending and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices. Council of Writing Program Administrators. Retrieved August 9, 2019 from: http://wpacouncil.org/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdf

These online resources will help you learn how to avoid plagiarism

Paul Robeson Library (2007, November 13). What is Plagiarism? (Part 1 of 3) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4P05vgxDoPU.