The Academic and Digital Skills team are running workshops throughout March. They will take place in-person at Avery Hill, Stockwell Street, and online. To book, please visit the Library Workshops calendar. Each session will cover what academic integrity is, what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, how to add references into your work, and effective paraphrasing.
Can’t make the workshops? Our Integrity Matters Moodle course is available year round
Sign up to the Integrity Matters Moodle Course now and complete it at your own pace. When you complete the course you will receive a Moodle badge and certificate. These can be used to get Greenwich Employability Passport points.
Get feedback on your essays with Studiosity
Studiosity will allow you to upload drafts of your written assessments. The drafts are reviewed by experts in academic writing. They will provide detailed feedback explaining how your work can be improved. Feedback will cover:
- Spelling and grammar
- Document structure
- Use of language
- Development of your argument
- Referencing advice
Resources to use during your research and writing process
Consider academic integrity from the beginning of your assignment. Using a research planning worksheet and mid-work check-in worksheet will help you structure your note taking and reflect on your work during an assignment.
Use these six tips from Turnitin when researching and writing to help you avoid plagiarism:
- Manage your time during the researching and writing process wisely
- Employ effective research strategies.
- Choose when to summarise, paraphrase, or quote information from your sources.
- Provide proper citations for your paraphrased, quoted, or summarised information.
- Use the Turnitin Similarity Report to revise your mistakes.
- Own your academic integrity and ask questions when you need help.
You can find further information about writing with authority and avoiding plagiarism here.
Use the Turnitin Similarity Report and reflect on your work
Turnitin can be used to review your drafts and help you improve your work before submitting. This guide to understanding the Turnitin Similarity Report explains how you can use it to revise your writing and avoid plagiarism.
If your work is flagged for authenticity or integrity, you can use this worksheet to guide your self-reflection of your work. It can help you identify where mistakes were made and to avoid the same errors going forward.
