Tutorial 7: Understanding plagiarism and how to avoid it
Completion requirements
Go through the activity to the end
in this lesson you will consider:
- What Academic Misconduct and plagiarism are
- Why this is an important issue in your academic study
- How to maintain Academic Integrity and avoid plagiarism
- How to detect plagiarism
Why is this is an important issue in your academic study?
Why is this is an important issue in your academic study?
Apart from the fact that it is against College and ACT rules, Academic Misconduct and plagiarism should also be avoided because:
- It is unethical
- It stops you from learning
- It prevents you from sharing your own understanding
- You stop your marker/reader seeing the process of your research