Use a series of small assignments independent of the final project that are designed to familiarize students with wide variety of information resources, practice using the GSC library resources, and articulate their own best research practices.
Make sure you check with the GSC Librarian before you assign a research project. This allows time for the Librarian to plan how best to link the student with appropriate and available resources.
Most plagiarism at GSC is the result of the student not understanding the proper use of resources and how to correctly cite the sources they use. The Librarian in partnership with other faculty will work with students and provide resources for students to develop research skills aimed at avoiding these problems.
Here are a few suggestions:
Adapted from: Ann Lathrop and Kathleen Foss, Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era. Bernard Whitley, Jr. and Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Academic Dishonesty.