Professors spend many hours brainstorming ways to put a stop to  

plagiarism

 . Take a look at some of the methods they use?

ASSIGNMENT ALTERATION. Profs are handing out more personal assignments, which require students to reflect on their thoughts and experiences, making it difficult to plagiarize. Similarly, "canned assignments," or those which are seen nationwide are being eliminated.

RESTATE. Profs have a variety of tricks up their sleeves in order to identify plagiarism. From asking students to define key words to having them write a summary of their paper after it is submitted, professors have many methods of identifying those who are unfamiliar with the content of their work.

THE WRITING PROCESS. Most students are faced with the requirement to submit various drafts of a paper before submitting the final one. This works to eliminate intentional as well as unintentional plagiarism before the final paper is due.

IN-CLASS WORK. Often, students must complete an in-class essay as a course requirement. This forces the students to write on their own without outside help, creating a model of writing to which to compare other assignments.

SHOW THE WORK. Research papers are often submitted with copies of the resources as well as essential pre-writing components such as note cards and an annotated bibliography.

HONOR CODE. Some schools are requiring their students to sign plagiarism contracts when submitting their work. These contracts, created by the profs, state that their work is original and has not been plagiarized in any way.

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