Greetings and welcome to the APA Plagiarism & Citing Sources module.

Upon successful completion of the APA Plagiarism & Citing Sources module, the student will be able to:

Define plagiarism and how it impacts the credibility of work produced in the classroom and in the industry
Successfully paraphrase outside sources used in their work
Create appropriately formatted in-text citations consistent with documentation standards
Produce a list of sources that reflects paraphrased work and in-text citations and is consistent with documentation standards
Use information responsibly and ethically

This course is broken up into the following sections:

Introduction: Includes a brief introduction and pre-assessment discussion board post.
What is Plagiarism?: Sometimes we don't know what we don't know. This section is intended to give you some sources to help define what plagiarism is out there in the big world, as well as how it is defined here at Centenary College of Louisiana. Two videos are included to give you an idea of what plagiarism includes.
References page in APA Format: Describes what APA format is, why it is important, what it looks like, and points to tools that can be helpful to you in completing an APA formatted References page. An assignment is included in this section that will get you to create your very own References page! I know, exciting right?!?
In-Text Citations in APA Format: In-text citations are so tricky! And sometimes we don't even know what that means: in-text citations? What is that? Well, this section introduces you to in-text citations, why they are important, and then you get a chance to try your hand at creating your own!
Paraphrasing in APA Format: Argh! This is the tricky one! Paraphrasing is the hardest hurdle to overcome in successfully using resources, but this section will give you an overview of what paraphrasing is and what it looks like. A paraphrasing assignment is included so you can try your hand at creating your very own paraphrased statement. Once you get this down you can rule the world!
Avoiding Plagiarism: The final stop in the APA Plagiarism & Citing Sources course. In this section you will complete an online discussion board post that answers a few questions about what you have learned.

Assignments are included throughout the APA Plagiarism & Citing Sources module and I will be creating examples to follow along. The citations I will be creating and referencing will be: (a) one government website, (b) one journal, and (c) one book, which is the same as your assignment.

Reviewed by:

Ashley Rulo, Assistant Director of Library Services