Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources - CSE Style

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CSE Style Understanding Plagiarism, Incorporating Ideas Into Your Research and Citing Sources

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Welcome to this tutorial about understanding plagiarism and successfully incorporating other people's research and ideas into your own papers and projects.

After working through a series of videos and activities, you'll be able to:

  • Paraphrase and summarize an idea
  • Correctly include a quotation in your writing
  • Cite a quotation, paraphrase, and summary in your writing
  • Identify the two elements to every citation
  • Find resources for help citing sources 
  • Identify and format various types of sources

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This tutorial was created by the USU Libraries and the USU Center for Innovative Design & Instruction.
Questions or issues with the tutorial?
Please contact Britt Fagerheim (britt.fagerheim@usu.edu).

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