This summary of general strategies for preventing academic dishonesty is taken from the University of Berkeley in California.

1. Spend time at the beginning of the term discussing standards of academic scholarship and conduct.
2. Make sure students know the criteria for evaluating their performance.
3. Develop a climate and group norms that support honesty.
4. Learn to recognize signs of stress in students.
5. Ensure equal access to study materials.
6. Make students feel as though they can succeed in your class without having to resort to dishonesty.
7. If you suspect students of cheating or plagiarizing material, confront them directly.

In January 2003, The Council of Writing Programme Administrators provided advise along similar lines:

1. Explain Plagiarism and develop clear policies
2. Improve the design and sequence of assignments
   • Design assignments that require students to explore a subject in depth.
   • Start building possible topics early.
   • Consider establishing a course theme, and then allow students to define specific questions about that theme so that they become engaged in learning new ideas and begin to own their research.
   • Develop schedules for students that both allow them time to explore and support them as they work toward defined topics.
   • Support each step of the research process.
   • Make the research process, and technology used for it, visible.
   • Attend to conventions of different genres of writing.
3. Attend to Sources and the Use of Reading
   • Ask students to draw on and document a variety of sources.
   • Consider conventions
   • Show students how to evaluate their sources.
   • Focus on reading.
4. Work on Plagiarism Responsibly
   • Distinguish between misuse of sources and plagiarism.
   • Ask students for documentation.
   • Use plagiarism detection services cautiously.
   • Take Appropriate Disciplinary Actions
   • Pay attention to institutional guidelines.
   • Consider your goal.