LSC 1103 Name: Abdulla AlSuwaidi Section: ECV01

What is plagiarism, and how to avoid it

There are numerous causes of plagiarism. Some of them are accidental or inadvertent and some of them are deliberate. Copy and paste (C/P) the information you find then write it in your own words (O/W) and explain what the original idea means. Copy and paste the URLs you use.

Causes of Plagiarism
C/P O/W Lack of knowledge and inexperience They dont have enough knowledge and experience to avoid plagiarism

URLhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/authors/create/plagiarism/causes.htm

C/P

Lack of time and procrastination leads to sloppy work and illegal shortcuts.

O/W Not having enough time and postponing the work for the last minute causes copying others work to finish on time URLhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/authors/create/plagiarism/causes.htm

C/P O/W

Many students have difficulty with citing/referencing. Many students face problem with writing the references in the right way

URLhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/authors/create/plagiarism/causes.htm

C/P Lack of understanding of academic integrity, which is one of our most important values. O/W Students sign on the academic integrity as they are admitted to the college, but they dont know its importance. URLhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/authors/create/plagiarism/causes.htm

C/P

Poor language skills.

O/W Many students suffer from the weakness in their language skills URLhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/authors/create/plagiarism/causes.htm

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LSC 1103 Name: Abdulla AlSuwaidi Section: ECV01

There are ways students can avoid plagiarism. These include strategies for note taking as well as proper referencing.

Referencing
Q) A) Q) A) Q)
text.

Go online and find a definition of citation Copy and paste the definition below A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation. What is the full URL (Internet link)? Copy and paste below Http://www.thefreedictionary.com/citation Go online and find a definition of bibliography Copy and paste the definition below

A) A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the

Q) A)

What is the full URL (Internet link)? Copy and paste below Http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bibliography

Avoiding plagiarism Find four ways students can avoid plagiarism

C/P Put in quotations everything that comes directly from the text especially when taking notes.

O/W Anything you copied from another text put it between quotation marks URL http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml#strategies C/P Paraphrase, but be sure you are not just rearranging or replacing a few words.

O/W Rewrite the sentence in your own words completely, not just changing some word places, or changing some minor words URL http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml#strategies C/P Check your paraphrase against the original text to be sure you have not accidentally used the same phrases or words, and that the information is accurate. O/W After rewriting the sentence in your own words, compare it with the original text and make sure that you dont have the same phrases or words by mistake URL http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml#strategies C/P Use your own words and ideas

O/W Use words and ideas from your mind, dont copy someones else work URL http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf

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