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Global Online Writers
PLAGIARISM
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism 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unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this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.
Students will benefit from taking an online course which has been developed to provide a
useful overview of the issues surrounding plagiarism and practical ways to avoid it.
The necessity to acknowledge others’ work or ideas applies not only to text, but also to other
media, such as computer code, illustrations, graphs etc. It applies equally to published text and
data drawn from books and journals, and to unpublished text and data, whether from lectures,
theses or other students’ essays. You must also attribute text, data, or other resources
downloaded from websites.
The best way of avoiding plagiarism is to learn and employ the principles of good academic
practice from the beginning of your university career. Avoiding plagiarism is not simply a
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matter of making sure your references are all correct, or changing enough words so the
examiner will not notice your paraphrase; it is about deploying your academic skills to make
your work as good as it can be.
Forms of plagiarism
1. Verbatim
Verbatim (word for word) quotation without clear acknowledgement
Quotations must always be identified as such by the use of either quotation marks or
indentation, and with full referencing of the sources cited. It must always be apparent to
the reader which parts are your own independent work and where you have drawn on
someone else’s ideas and language.
2. Cutting and pasting from the Internet without clear acknowledgement
Information derived from the Internet must be adequately referenced and included in
the bibliography. It is important to evaluate carefully all material found on the Internet,
as it is less likely to have been through the same process of scholarly peer review as
published sources
Global Online Writers
PLAGIARISM
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism 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.
Students will benefit from taking an online course which has been developed to provide a
useful overview of the issues surrounding plagiarism and practical ways to avoid it.
The necessity to acknowledge others’ work or ideas applies not only to text, but also to other
media, such as computer code, illustrations, graphs etc. It applies equally to published text and
data drawn from books and journals, and to unpublished text and data, whether from lectures,
theses or other students’ essays. You must also attribute text, data, or other resources
downloaded from websites.
The best way of avoiding plagiarism is to learn and employ the principles of good academic
practice from the beginning of your university career. Avoiding plagiarism is not simply a
, For inquiries call or text 0720-113-956
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matter of making sure your references are all correct, or changing enough words so the
examiner will not notice your paraphrase; it is about deploying your academic skills to make
your work as good as it can be.
Forms of plagiarism
1. Verbatim
Verbatim (word for word) quotation without clear acknowledgement
Quotations must always be identified as such by the use of either quotation marks or
indentation, and with full referencing of the sources cited. It must always be apparent to
the reader which parts are your own independent work and where you have drawn on
someone else’s ideas and language.
2. Cutting and pasting from the Internet without clear acknowledgement
Information derived from the Internet must be adequately referenced and included in
the bibliography. It is important to evaluate carefully all material found on the Internet,
as it is less likely to have been through the same process of scholarly peer review as
published sources
