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Doing Honest Work in College How to Prepare Citations Avoid Plagiarism and Achieve Real Academic Success Second Edition - Chicago Guides to Academic Life
Author: Charles Lipson

Since its publication in 2004, Doing Honest Work in College has become an integral part of academic integrity and first-year experience programs across the country. This helpful guide explains the principles of academic integrity in a clear, straightforward way and shows students how to apply them in all academic situations?from paper wri...  more »ting and independent research to study groups and lab work. Teachers can use this book to open a discussion with their students about these difficult issues. Students will find a trusted resource for citation help whether they are studying comparative literature or computer science. Every major reference style is represented. Most important of all, many universities that adopt this book report a reduction in cheating and plagiarism on campus.

            For this second edition, Charles Lipson has updated hundreds of examples and included many new media sources. There is now a full chapter on how to take good notes and use them properly in papers and assignments. The extensive list of citation styles incorporates guidelines from the American Anthropological Association. The result is the definitive resource on academic integrity that students can use every day.

             ?Georgetown?s entering class will discover that we actually have given them what we expect will be a very useful book, Doing Honest Work in College. It will be one of the first things students see on their residence hall desks when they move in, and we hope they will realize how important the topic is.??James J. O?Donnell, Provost, Georgetown University

            ?A useful book to keep on your reference shelf.??Bonita L. Wilcox, English Leadership Quarterly    « less

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ISBN-13: 9780226484778
ISBN-10: 0226484777
Publication Date: 4/15/2008
Pages: 202
Edition: 2
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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