Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

THIS STUFF IS VERY IMPORTANT!

Mistakes with plagiarism can have very serious consequences in a US university. It is important to know what it is and how to avoid it!

• What is plagiarism? WATCH THIS VIDEO TO BE SURE THAT YOU KNOW (Rutgers University)

• Do you still have questions? WATCH THIS INFORMATIVE TED TALK VIDEO for more information.

• What are some types of plagiarism...and how can I avoid it? VISIT THIS HELPFUL UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SITE for examples, explanations, and helpful tips.

• You may also find this UNIVERSITY OF N. CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL FLYER helpful

• What is the USM policy on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism?  VISIT THIS SITE TO VIEW IT

• What is the process when one is accused of plagiarism? VISIT THIS PAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSEQUENCES AND PROCEDURES AT USM

Study Tips for College Success

What are the best ways to succeed in college?

Here are some interesting little videos that provide tips of some important skills:

• BRAIN SCIENTISTS offer simple tips for better studying:
• More tips for better studying!
• Note-taking: a three-step method (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
• A lesson on how to annotate a text, by a HaynesEnglish instructor (a VERY important skill!) (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
• Time Management and college success (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
• BRAIN  SCIENTISTS offer tips for memorizing material and improving your memory
• Differences between high-school and college (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)- This is also a good video for international students, as it explains (in a Powerpoint) expectations and processes typical of a US high school and university
• Differences between high-school and college- interviews with new college students. What did they think? (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)

These tips focus on helping us improve our academic reading skills for our various class assignments:

• "College Info Geek" How to read textbooks more efficiently
• This video continues the theme of the previous, with College Info Geek's 5 Reading Strategies

Also, here are a few videos that I found on Youtube that offer some helpful advice from college students on what they do to succeed...

Here is one from "Caitlyn" a college sophomore. She has some great advice, but speaks VERY,VERY fast (and very informally) in this video! A fun and challenging listening-comprehension activity, too! (CLICK HERE to view)

This one was submitted by Maddie, who speaks (also fairly quickly)with a pretty British accent. She has some organizational suggestions, and the video has captions, so it is a bit easier to follow. Her intended audience is high-school students, but college students can also benefit from some of these ideas. (CLICK HERE to view) Lots of music and pop-ups in the one!