WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
- Plagiarism is an unlawful act of copying someone's content be it in any form and republishing it without giving due credit.Plagiarism is considered as an illegal offense and should not be done among students.Plagiarism is stated in various laws in UiTM such as plagiarism policy, manual plagiarism and guideline plagiarism.
How To Prevent Plagiarism?
- Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing is to express the meaning of the writer, speaker or something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve clarity.
Tips to Paraphasing:
- Using synonyms
- Retain the meaning
- Changing the Passive words to Active words ( Vice Versa )
- Referencing
Referencing is providing a book or material with citations or authorities
Example Paraphasing
- Time is an essence of life
Answer: The essence of life is time
- A journal should be listed in a chronological order.
- Knowledge is one man's treasure
Answer:Knowledge is valuable
Tips To Referencing
- Another way in avoiding plagiarism is by referencing
- Make a reference page
- Look for APA 6th formatting style
- Refer to the guidelines
Example Reference List
Ok that's all from me :) !!!
Lectured by: En.Mohd Ikhsan Bin MD Raus
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