Failure to acknowledge whatever is not one's own original work is plagiarism. Individual teachers may vary in their requirements concerning overall format, title pages, etc. The Bookstore sells the APA Manual of Style. Beginning at the junior level the student will encounter many class assignments that require typed papers and reports. It is strongly recommended that you take advantage of the technology available at UM to familiarize yourself with computer usage.
Computer labs are available at several locations around campus.
These labs contain the latest software including Internet and e-mail programs. Students with insufficient writing competence will be advised to enroll in special English courses. Social workers must have writing skills. Each year non-credit workshops or regular courses are offered on developing your study skills and on using the library. Many word processing programs contain grammar checks, spell checking and a thesaurus.