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It Is Defined As…
An act of stealing…
Presenting someone else ‘s work as your own…
Failure to cite the source of data written…
How often does it happen…?
A research was done on 2500 students in which..
72% students admitted serious assignment cheating.
Half of them admitted cheating in exams at school level.
Why they do Plagiarism..?Lack of research skillsLack of writing skillsConfusion about how to cite sourcesMisconceptions about terminologyPressureInternet
Lack of research skills..Lack of research skills in students.
They may face difficulty in writing on their own.
Frustration they face.
Lack of writing skills..Lack of interest in writing.
Fear of failure of their document..
Confusion about citing..
Students don’t know how to cite a copied data properly.
Lack of guidance about citing.
Internet..Easy availability of data on internet.
Flood of research papers on internet.
It seems a shortcut.
Getting zero in assignment
Dismissal from school or college
Strictness at university
It gives nothing other than grades…
Why not to plagiarize..?
It is against ethical values
It destroys the abilities of student
Serious consequences
How to avoid Plagiarism..??
Give credit to original author
Using quotation marks and citation
Paraphrase the document
And what I don’t have to cite..?
Own experiences , thoughts, observations and conclusions.
Data from own lab experiments and field experiences.
Historical events.
Preventing plagiarism..
Clarifying the concept and consequences of plagiarism
Clarifying the purpose of research papers
Clarifying citation expectations
Discussing the Code of Student Conduct
Giving conceptual assignments
Changing paper topics from semester to semester
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