These are just a few of the ways you can avoid academic dishonesty.

• Check each course syllabus for information regarding academic dishonesty. Faculty members may have additional information beyond the University's standards. If you cannot find a written section in the syllabus, ask the faculty member what his/her expectations are.
• Attend class - you won't feel as stressed (and like you need to cheat) if you attend class and regularly review the material.
• Do not look around while taking an exam - if you don't look around you reduce the risk of someone thinking that you were looking at their exam.
• Do not give your assignments (old or new) to other students - once you hand over your assignment you don't know if the person will use it as a guide or just turn your work in as their own.  This includes emailing your work to others.
• Cite your sources appropriately - it is important that you give credit to whomever’s idea you are using.
• Protect your computer login identifications and passwords. Other students could use them to access your work and subsequently implicate you in a cheating case.
• Keep your student identification card in your possession or secured. Never loan your identification to anyone.
• Don’t sign someone in for class attendance or ask someone to sign you in – that violates the Honor Code!
• Talk with your instructor - ask questions about what your professor expects on assignments, exams and group work.
• Manage your time - plan study time so you avoid last minute cramming and the temptation to cheat. Don't procrastinate!
• Make use of your free University Resources like the Writing Center, the Student Success Center, ACE. They help hundreds of students every semester be academically successful!
• Refuse to assist students who cheat.

Source: Oregon State University, Academic Success Center; University of Delaware

Related Helpful Resources:

Writing Center:
http://www.cas.sc.edu/write
Academic Centers for Excellence:
http://www.sc.edu/ace/services.html
Student Success Center:
http://www.sa.sc.edu/ssc
University Libraries:
http://library.sc.edu
Carolina Community Student Handbook:
http://www.sa.sc.edu/carolinacommunity

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow