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Excelsior Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). Avoiding plagiarism. https://owl.excelsior.edu/plagiarism/
Only the subsections within “How Much Do You Know About Plagiarism,” “What is Plagiarism?,” “The Consequences of Plagiarism,” & “How to Avoid Plagiarism
This group of selections from Excelsior College’s Online Writing Lab covers the basics of what constitutes plagiarism in written communication. It also details the repercussions of committing plagiarism, and provides strategies and tips for ensuring plagiarism is avoided in your own work.

Harrop, J. A. (2018). The simple math of writing well: Writing for the 21st century. George Fox University. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-simple-math-of-writing-well-writing-for-the-21st-century
Chapter 21: Finding Credible Evidence & Chapter 22: Including Outside Evidence
In this selection from The Simple Math of Writing Well, Dr. Harrop explores methods to search for resources to use in your writing that are trustworthy, and also how to work them into your text in a way that is most effective and easy to understand for your readers.

Phillips, H., & Bostian, P. (2015). The purposeful argument: A practical guide (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning. https://www.vitalsource.com
Chapter 3: Develop a Research Plan & Chapter 4: Evaluate and Engage with Your Sources
Chapter 3 in this selection outlines strategies for researching a topic. Chapter 4 discusses how to check if a source you’ve found is trustworthy, and how to work the source into a document so that it supports the paper’s point successfully.
To access the Redshelf book, click on the book link located in the Course Resources module or the Bookshelf link on the top navigation bar of the course.

NurseKillam. (2020, February 3). Overview of APA style 7th edition [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoixZqEo1FQ
This video will help take you through the basics of using APA format. There are some added pieces explained that you may not need for every assignment, so be sure to ask your instructor if you have questions.

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). APA style (7th Edition). Purdue University. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
This is widely considered the most accurate and robust APA citation help site. Bookmark it and refer to it whenever you need help formatting in APA style, and eventually the style will become second nature!

Jon Carras, & Columbia Broadcasting System (Producers). (2012, October 21). Word for word [Video]. Columbia Broadcasting System.
https://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/word-for-word
In this short news segment, a man who plagiarized novels and was ultimately caught is interviewed. His story of a gradual shift into large-scale plagiarism is both a cautionary tale of why to avoid even the most minor-seeming infraction regarding plagiarism, and also an interesting story that indicates the potential repercussions that come with stealing another’s work.