I. WHAT IT IS II. HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT III.

HOW TO AVOID IT
STUDENTS LECTURERS

IV. WHY WE SHOULD AVOID IT V. THE PENALTIES / CONSEQUENCES

WHAT IT IS
Using other peoples ideas* in your work** without crediting*** them

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.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT
Plagiarism has many faces
When you : 1 2 3
take, use, steal, produce or pass off another persons thoughts, writings, ideas and inventions

present as new and original an idea or product that you buy or obtain from an existing source
quote, paraphrase, or borrow large portions of the original work

summarize an author's works in your paper download, photocopy, copy, cut and paste a paper or section thereof from the Internet insert or substitute or change phrases and parts of an original text in your work

translate an original text or parts of it

YOU ARE ACTUALLY COMMITTING THE

ACTS OF PLAGIARISM

IF

YOU DONT
QUOTE, CITE, GIVE CREDIT, OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE CORRECTLY 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 its 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 IT

because it is wrong MORALLY and LEGALLY......
theft cheating dishonesty

unethical

violation of regulations

intellectual infringement

misconduct

unfair

undermining

...... 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
IN UiTM, ASSIGNMENTS ARE CENTRAL/PARAMOUNT IN MEASURING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS

WHAT IF STUDENTS GET GOOD GRADES WITH PLAGIARISED WORK...?

and graduate.

and go scot free.

THE CONSEQUENCES
YOUR CREDIBILITY, MORALITY AND DIGNITY ARE AT STAKE AS YOU ARE NOT THE TRUE REFLECTION OF THE GRADE YOU HAVE OBTAINED

YOU TARNISH NOT ONLY YOUR IMAGE BUT YOUR INSTITUTIONS TOO

YOUR CAREER MIGHT UNFOLD

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

A FAIL GRADE for your work SUSPENSION of your academic session

COMMITTING PLAGIARISM IS A RISK

EXPULSION from the University

WITHDRAWAL / REVOCATION of your Degree

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)

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

To sum up

PLAGIARISM UNDERMINES ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

PLAGIARISM MUST NOT BE TOLERATED

PLAGIARISM MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COST

To sum up

Because it is a threat to Academic innovators

Thus, theres great urgency to solve the problem

Prevention of plagiarism should be everybodys concern

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)