Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Steps to Avoid Plagiarism 

 What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is a form of ‘cheating’ which involves ‘stealing’ someone else’s ideas and work and ‘lying’ by passing it off as your own work.

 

Students and Copyright -The Facts
Bibliography Template – Students

 

 Steps 

  • BE ORGANISED Start early to allow enough time to research your topic.
  • TAKE GOOD STUDY NOTES Remember to write down all of the information sources you use as you go along!  If you are copying words exactly, ensure to use “quotation marks”.
  • Paraphrase – use your own words and change the sentence structure.
 
  • Reference your information sources and images in a Bibliography.
 
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