Throughout the year, QWC workshops will focus on a variety of topics
helpful to all students.
| Date | Title | Time | Place | Register |
| Sept. 16 | Prep for Advanced Comp Exam | 9:30 - 10:30 am | SCEN 101 | None needed |
| Sept. 16 | Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism* | 2:30 - 5:00 pm | Kimpel 206B | Register now |
| Sept. 17 | Prep for Advanced Comp Exam | 3:00 - 4:00 pm | OZAR 205B | None needed |
| Oct. 7 | Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism* | 2:30 - 5:00 pm | Kimpel 206B | Register now |
| Oct. 27 | Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism* | 8:30 - 11:00 am | Kimpel 206B | Registration closed |
| Nov. 18 | Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism* | 12:30 - 3:00 pm | Kimpel 206B | Registration closed |
Plagiarism has been a problem among UA students in the last few years, according to statistics from the Office of Community Standards and Student Ethics. In the 2005-06 school year, 147 cases of academic dishonesty were reported, and 66 of those cases were regarding plagiarism, said Sandra Vasquez, OCSSE assistant director.
In the 2007-08 school year, 123 cases of academic dishonesty were reported, 50 of those being cases of plagiarism, she said. In response to these numbers, the Enhanced Learning Center, the Quality Writing Center and the OCSSE are offering a free workshop for UA students called "Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism."
Carolyn Wisniewski, a former UA graduate student, designed the program. In this workshop, UA doctoral student Grant Bain, who has been presenting the workshop since its beginning two years ago, explains to students what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Plagiarism, in its simplest form, is taking other people's ideas, words or arguments without giving them credit and passing those ideas off as original, whether it is intentional or not, said UA graduate assistant Kelly Westeen.
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