I. WHAT IT ISII. HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT

III. HOW TO AVOID IT STUDENTS LECTURERS

IV. WHY WE SHOULD AVOID ITV. THE PENALTIES / CONSEQUENCES

WHAT IT IS

* words, opinion, thoughts, products, information, findings/results,project, paper etc..... (both spoken or written)** assignments, project papers, thesis/dissertation, research, proposals, test/examination paper etc.....*** no citation, acknowledgement, referencing etc.

Using other people’s ideas* in your work**

without crediting*** them

HOW TO RECOGNIZE ITPlagiarism has many facesWhen you :

YOU ARE ACTUALLY COMMITTING THE

ACTS OF PLAGIARISM

IF………

7 • translate an original text or parts of it

YOU DON’T

QUOTE, CITE,

GIVE CREDIT, OR ACKNOWLEDGE

THE ORIGINAL SOURCECORRECTLY AND PROPERLY

(EXAMPLES : PUT PROPER QUOTATION MARKS FOR DIRECT SPEECHES, USE FOOTNOTES, MAKE REFERENCES ETC.)

HOW TO AVOID IT Intentional or unintentional,

plagiarism is still plagiarism and thus must be avoided

STUDENT

Use proper quotation marks / citation

Acknowledge and give credit to the author appropriately

Take careful notes where you get your information from

Never copy from others. Develop the habit of writing in your own words with your own thoughts. Be original.

Inculcate good values in you. Never claim credit when it’s not yours. Be honest!

Check your work before submitting

Ask your lecturers when you have questions regarding plagiarism. They are the best people to help.

Learn to differentiate original ideas from researched information

Ensure that your submission is free from plagiarism. Otherwise you may be penalised.

LECTURER Provide clear definition of plagiarism

Educate students on what constitutes plagiarism

Inform students that there are now devices that can detect plagiarism ( eg. Turnitin.com)

Design assignments, projects and evaluation situations that discourage or inhibit plagiarism. You may ask the students to : (a) keep you updated with the progress and process of their work. Ask for an outline and check their drafts (b) ask them for the sources they use and compare their work with these sources (c) create assignments that demand students to provide self analysis, discussion, and primary source of information

Always remind students of the consequences / penalties of committing plagiarism

LECTURERS ARE THE KEY PERSONS WHO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO

LESSEN IF NOT ELIMINATE PLAGIARISM.

WHY WE SHOULD AVOID ITbecause it is wrong

MORALLY and LEGALLY......

...... and has become A GLOBAL CANCER

And the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w( peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said :

“..... lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to

Hellfire. A man will keep telling lies and striving to tell lies until

he is recorded with Allah s.w.t as a liar...

Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5629, Muslim, 4719

“ He who cheats us does not belong to us.” Anyone who cheats really commits a sin and he who helps him cheating also shares in the blame.

•“.....

“It is better to fail in originality than to

succeed in imitation”Herman Melville

OBE

WHAT IF STUDENTS GET GOOD GRADES

WITH PLAGIARISED WORK...? and graduate….

and go scot free…….

IN UiTM, ASSIGNMENTS ARE CENTRAL/PARAMOUNT IN MEASURING STUDENTS’

ACHIEVEMENTS

THE CONSEQUENCES

Education is built on trust; BUT IF TRUST IS BROKEN,

the entire field faces a credibility crisis.

The bottomline :1. GIVE CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE

2. PRODUCE AN ORIGINAL WORK Be proud of being authentic!

THE PENALTIES / CONSEQUENCES

UiTM takes serious view of plagiarism.

In 2010, 3 students were found guilty of

plagiarism. One student was expelled

and two were suspended for a

semester. (IPSIS, UiTM)

In 2010, 3 students were found guilty of

plagiarism. One student was expelled

and two were suspended for a

semester. (IPSIS, UiTM)

Any one of these penalties greatly affects a student’s future. He loses his trust and credibility, not only among teachers and instructors but also

among his fellow students.

Any one of these penalties greatly affects a student’s future. He loses his trust and credibility, not only among teachers and instructors but also

among his fellow students.

To sum up……

To sum up……

Do you want to be remembered as a CHEATER ???

For more information on plagiarism visit the following websites:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html (Avoiding Plagiarism)

http://www.albany.edu/teachingandlearning/tlr/teaching_ resources/prevention.shtml (Can Cheating and Plagiarism be Prevented?)

http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9 (Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism) http://www.netknowhow.ca/NKHPLoverview.html (Plagiarism) http://www.plagiarism.org/ (Plagiarism in the Digital Age) http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml (Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It)