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Research Support: Plagiarism

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What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's work without giving them appropriate credit. The act of plagiarizing academic writing involves using texts, ideas, or information without properly referencing the source.

Source: Scribbr website

Types of Plagiarism

What you can do to avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism Policy in UTP

 

Things that are considered plagiarism.

Consequences of Plagiarism

How to Request Turnitin?

  • Turnitin is subscribed by UTP:
    • Students: contact your lecturers/ supervisors to use Turnitin
    • Academic staff: Contact ITMS Department via UCS for first-time registration

What is plagiarism?

Reading Recommendation

1) Academic writing and plagiarism : a linguistic analysis

ISBN: 9780826491664

Personal Author: Pecorari, Diane.

Call Number: PN 167 .P364 2008

Location: Open Collection - Level 1M

 2) Student plagiarism in an online world : problems and solutions

ISBN: 9781599048017 / 9781599048031

Call Number: PN 167 .S78 2008

Location: Open Collection - Level 1M

3) Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity : strategies for change

ISBN: 9781591582755

Personal Author: Lathrop, Ann.

Call Number: LB3609 .L27 2005

Location: Open Collection - Level 1M

References

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2008). The craft of research (3rd ed.). University of Chicago Press.

Streefkerk, R. (2023, November 21). Types of plagiarism and how to recognize them.Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism/types-of-plagiarism/

Turabian, K. L., Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2018). A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations (9th ed.). University of Chicago Press.

Undergraduate Student Handbook. (2023). The Academic Guideline. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.