IRM1501 Portfolio
Introduction to Research Methodology (University of
South Africa)
,INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
IRM1501 PORTFOLIO
Name :
Student No :
Unique :755162
Number
Semester : 1st
Year : 2019
, Question 1
Plagiarism Is a serious form of academic misconduct. It involves both appropriating
someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own work afterwards. Thus, you
commit plagiarism when you present someone else’s written or creative work (
words, images, ideas, opinions, discoveries, artwork, music, recordings, computers-
generated work, etc) as your own.
Is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent,
by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and
unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered
under this definition. Plagiarism may be intentional or reckless, or unintentional.
Under the regulations for examinations, intentional or reckless plagiarism is a
disciplinary offence.
Examples of plagiarism are:
turning in (submitting) someone else's work – including ideas, research,
statements, images and statistical data – as your own, without crediting the actual
author(s) or researcher(s).
downloading an assignment from an online source and submitting it as your
own work.
buying, stealing or borrowing an assignment from another student and
submitting it as your own work.
using the words and/or significant ideas from someone else and presenting
them as your own.
copying, cutting and pasting text from a digital source, such as a web page, and
submitting it as your own work.
copying a section of a book or an article and submitting it as your own work.
putting someone else's ideas into your own words and not giving credit to the
original source.
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving them credit.
using a direct quotation from an information source and failing to use quotation
marks.
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation.
changing words, but copying the sentence structure of a source without
giving credit to the original author(s) or researcher(s).
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of
your work, whether you give credit to the original author/s or not.1
Question 2
The distinction between quantitative and qualitative research is that,
Quantitative research involves the collection of data so that information can be
quantified and subjected to statistical treatment in order to support or refute
1
UNISA. Tutorial Letter 501/3/2019 INS1502 Developing information skills for lifelong learning Page 209-210
Plagiarism
Introduction to Research Methodology (University of
South Africa)
,INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
IRM1501 PORTFOLIO
Name :
Student No :
Unique :755162
Number
Semester : 1st
Year : 2019
, Question 1
Plagiarism Is a serious form of academic misconduct. It involves both appropriating
someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own work afterwards. Thus, you
commit plagiarism when you present someone else’s written or creative work (
words, images, ideas, opinions, discoveries, artwork, music, recordings, computers-
generated work, etc) as your own.
Is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent,
by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and
unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered
under this definition. Plagiarism may be intentional or reckless, or unintentional.
Under the regulations for examinations, intentional or reckless plagiarism is a
disciplinary offence.
Examples of plagiarism are:
turning in (submitting) someone else's work – including ideas, research,
statements, images and statistical data – as your own, without crediting the actual
author(s) or researcher(s).
downloading an assignment from an online source and submitting it as your
own work.
buying, stealing or borrowing an assignment from another student and
submitting it as your own work.
using the words and/or significant ideas from someone else and presenting
them as your own.
copying, cutting and pasting text from a digital source, such as a web page, and
submitting it as your own work.
copying a section of a book or an article and submitting it as your own work.
putting someone else's ideas into your own words and not giving credit to the
original source.
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving them credit.
using a direct quotation from an information source and failing to use quotation
marks.
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation.
changing words, but copying the sentence structure of a source without
giving credit to the original author(s) or researcher(s).
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of
your work, whether you give credit to the original author/s or not.1
Question 2
The distinction between quantitative and qualitative research is that,
Quantitative research involves the collection of data so that information can be
quantified and subjected to statistical treatment in order to support or refute
1
UNISA. Tutorial Letter 501/3/2019 INS1502 Developing information skills for lifelong learning Page 209-210
Plagiarism
