The very first thing a student needs to know how to do to avoid plagiarism is how to properly cite work that is not their own. Citing a work gives credit to the original author and helps make a student's work more scientific. When citing work that is not yours, the student must use quotation marks. This shows that the student used an outside source to gather the information presented in the article. Quoting information that is not yours helps eliminate copyright infringement. An author's work is considered intellectual property and its use without giving proper credit or written permission is