{"id":321,"date":"2025-09-15T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/13-2-three-tips-for-avoiding-plagiarism\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:19:47","slug":"13-2-three-tips-for-avoiding-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/13-2-three-tips-for-avoiding-plagiarism\/","title":{"raw":"13.2 Three Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism","rendered":"13.2 Three Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"13.2-three-tips-for-avoiding-plagiarism\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">To avoid plagiarism, remember to do the following:<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Ask for help<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Your professor, your campus libraries, and writing centers are great places to get information about sources and how to cite them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Give yourself time.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure that you have enough time to complete your <a id=\"_Int_cTkaLLUR\" href=\"\"><\/a>assignment. If you budget your time carefully, you will be able to ask for help when necessary and will not feel the pressure to \u201ccopy and paste\u201d sections of writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Take notes.<\/strong>\u00a0When you are researching, always drop in the last name of the author, or even just a note saying \u201cCITE,\u201d in your writing. Take down as much bibliographic (source) data as you can. This way you can keep track of your ideas and where they came from. You can format your citations later in the revision process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">This section is adapted from <a class=\"rId11\" href=\"https:\/\/odp.library.tamu.edu\/howdyorhello\/chapter\/plagiarism\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Plagiarism<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in <a class=\"rId12\" href=\"https:\/\/odp.library.tamu.edu\/howdyorhello\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Howdy or Hello? 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