Academic Learning Development, Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit

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Plagiarism

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Definition of plagiarism

Passing off someone else’s work as your own, either intentionally or unintentionally

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How to Avoid itWrong question! Ask instead:

How to Write Best?

• Always give your source• Paraphrase or quote• Note source when reading

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How to ReferenceAlways reference twice:• Once in text• Once in reference list or bibliography

• In text it is short: Author, date of publication, page number (if relevant).

• At end it is full: Author, date, title, publication details (you can find out more about how to do this by using resources on the ALD Blackboard).

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Using Literature to Prepare1. Read (for the question)2. Make notes with source, page number, quotes3. Put similar topics together (according to PLAN)4. Compare contrast combine5. Write6. Always reference everything you say7. Complete reference list or bibliography

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Using Literature to WriteReferencing shows:• an ability to find relevant information• an understanding of the topic• an ability to summarise what you have read and identify important pointsThis will help to improve your marks• You can reference by:

o paraphrasing part of the texto quoting directly

• When should you quote and when should you paraphrase?

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How to Summarise and Quote

• Look at these exercises

• Look at Academic Learning Development Blackboard.

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Turnitin: Help Support Writing• Originality reports highlights unoriginal text

• helps show what needs correctly referencing

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text matching a website and % of submitted work matched

to this source

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• you can submit a draft first• see Originality Report on personal

assignment page • reflect on referencing and writing – range

and quality of sources, level of quoting and paraphrasing

see http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/turnitin

Plagiarism Policy:Educate-first, detect and penalise plagiarism second

• all Undergraduate and Masters coursework (levels 4-7) will be submitted to Turnitin for originality checking:

• where it is in a format acceptable by Turnitin and• unless your tutors feel it’s not appropriate because of the nature of the assessment (this will

be the exception to the rule).

• you will have an opportunity, and be encouraged to, submit at least one draft and view the originality report for each piece of coursework you’re asked to submit to Turnitin.

• there will be an educational focus on the use of Turnitin early on in your programme to help you understand the meaning of originality reports and avoid plagiarism.

• still used to help detect and penalise plagiarism after educational focus/draft submission.

• see: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/plagiarism

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