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ISPH 001:
Advanced Research
Techniques
& Methodology
Tahbrez Soormally, PhD Research Scholar, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Plagiarism
An Academic Disease

Trust according to
Quraan
Sourah Al-Anfaal [8]:
Verse 27
Sourah An-Nisaa [4]: Verse
58

Trust according to
Hadith

Main Objectives of Education

Change in human behaviour
Social change agent
Become productive citizen

Definition of Plagiarism

Definition of Plagiarism
from the Latin term plagiare

meaning to kidnap or abduct.

copy

another persons ideas,

words or works and pretend that
they are your own.

Definition of Plagiarism

Definition of Plagiarism
plagiarism

entirely
defeats
the
attempts of professors to educate
students. It is a substitute for (and the
very antithesis of) the intellectual work
which professors ask students to do,
and committing plagiarism suggests
that students do not value an
expensive education- G. Thomas
Couser.

Types of Plagiarism
Those who do not cite their

sources

Those who cite their sources

Those who do not cite

their sources
The Photocopy- copies

significant portions of a
text straight from a single
source without change

Those who do not cite

their sources
The Ghost Writer- turns

in the work of another;

word-for-word, as if it is his
own

Those who do not cite

their sources
The

Potluck

Paper-

disguises the plagiarism by

copying

from

different sources

several

Those who do not cite

their sources
The Self-Stealer- copies

large portions from his or

her previous work or works

Those who do not cite

their sources
The Poor Disguise- altered

the

papers

slightly

by

appearance
changing

words and phrases

key

Those who do not cite

their sources
The Labour of Laziness-

takes the time to paraphrase

most of the paper from other
sources and make it all fit
together

Those who cite their sources

The Resourceful Citer-

properly cites all sources,

paraphrasing and using all
the

quotations,

the

paper

however

contains

no

Those who cite their sources

The Misinformer-

provides
information

inaccurate

regarding

the

sources, making it impossible

to find it

Those who cite their sources

The
Forgotten
Footnote- mentions an
authors name for a source,
but neglects to include
specific information on the
location of the material
reference

Those who cite their sources

The
Too
Perfect

Paraphrase-

properly

cites a source but neglects

to

put

quotation

marks

although the text has been

Consequences of
Plagiarism
Temporary Suspension
Fail Grade
Expulsion from University
Withdrawal of Award

How to avoid Plagiarism?

Quotation Marks while taking notes
Quotation Marks and citation
Acknowledge Source of Ideas
Complete Bibliographic Reference
Plagiarism Detection Software

How to avoid Plagiarism?

Accurate Notes while Researching
Know University Plagiarism Policies
Learn Skills of Citing Sources, Editing &

Paraphrasing
Consider the Consequences of

Plagiarism on Career

UGC on Plagiarism
New Regulations since October

2013
Schools must use welldeveloped software to detect
plagiarism
Provide electronic copy to UGC to
be included in INFLIBNET
Non-Language theses to be
submitted in English also

EXTRACT FROM THE

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY
MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC
COUNCIL HELD ON 09.08.14
Item No. 4: To consider methods
of checking plagiarism before
submission of Ph.D/ M.Phil Thesis/
Dissertation

Agenda:
Orientation programme
Informed consent form
Signed Certificate of Originality
Set up of Research Ethics

Committee
to
check
for
plagiarism
Access to Plagiarism Detection
Software (PDS)

Approved Recommendations
CASR to draw up Code of Conduct
Plagiarism should be made part of

the Research Methodology Course

at all Department of Studies
Undertaking of students that their
thesis is free from plagiarism
Supervisor should certify that the
above undertaking has been signed
in his presence

How to detect
Plagiarism?
1. CopyTracker
(http://copytracker.ec-lille.fr/?lang=en)

2. Plagiarismdetect
(http://www.plagiarismdetect.com)

3. Plagium
(http://www.plagium.com)

4. Plagiarism-detector
(http://www.plagiarism-detector.com)

How to detect
Plagiarism?
5. Turnitin WriteCycle
(http://www.turnitin.com/static/index.ht
ml)

6. Scanmyessay
(http://www.scanmyessay.com)

7. Plagiarism Checker
(http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/)

8. iThenticate
(ithenticate.com)

How to detect
Plagiarism?
9. Plagiarisma (plagiarisma.net)
For windows, Mac and Android
Free download
More than 190 languages

supported

Sources of Information
Extract

from the minutes of the

ordinary meeting of the academic
council held on 09.08.14, AMU
http://copyright.lawmatters.in/2010/09
/copyright-infringement-plagiarismand.html
http://www.amu.ac.in/malibrary.jsp?
did=10066
http://amu.ac.in/about3.jsp?did=9055

Sources of Information
http://www.legalserviceindia.com/

article/l377-Intellectual-theft--anessay-on-Plagiarism.html
http://www.legalservicesindia.co
m/article/article/plagiarism-2841.html
http://www.ithenticate.com/plagia
rism-detection

Sources of Information
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pa

mphlets/plagiarism.pdf
http://unipune.ac.in/administratio
n_files/pdf/Plagiarism_Policy_Univ
ersity_14-5-12.pdf
http://www.netugc.com/plagiaris
m

Thank You & Good Luck for

your Studies