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Plagiarism – what is it and how to avoid it?

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   Plagiarism – what is it and how to avoid it?
   14 Nov,2016

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   14 Nov,2016

   Plagiarism is a foreign word for most of the international students
   coming to the UK. Plagiarism means copying someone else’s ideas or work
   and representing it as your own, without mentioning the original
   author. Copyright issues are taken very seriously in the UK; if you are
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   and representing it as your own, without mentioning the original
   author. Copyright issues are taken very seriously in the UK; if you are
   found to be plagiarising your content, you could fail the exam or
   assignment, or even be asked to leave your course.
   Apart from the UK, Europe and the USA, especially in South-east Asian
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   assignment, or even be asked to leave your course.
   Apart from the UK, Europe and the USA, especially in South-east Asian
   countries, plagiarism is not strictly enforced or frowned upon, which
   leads to complacency and lack of knowledge of plagiarism when students
   go to west for further education. Plagiarism can be of various types
   such as*:
   a.Copying or paraphrasing text from websites, articles, research
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   c.Duplicating your work, for instance by submitting almost the same
   work for two different tasks.
   So, how to avoid plagiarism? The answer is referencing, paraphrasing
   and citing the sources.
   The most common citation styles are as follows:
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   marks.

   *Avoiding plagiarism: A guide for international students. (n.d.).
   Retrieved from
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   Retrieved from
   http://www.educationuk.org/india/articles/avoiding-plagiarism-guide-for
   -international-students/
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