Unit 8: Benefits of not plagiarising!
By not plagiarising you will: |
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- feel more confident when tackling exams
- feel confident at seminar discussions
- know how to express an academic opinion, backed up by strong information sources
- be better able to answer questions at your project viva or presentation
- be competent in handling literature searches for major coursework projects
- develop your subject knowledge
- gain academic credibility (and thus gain credibility with future employers)
- have pride in your work : it's all yours
- apply for jobs with confidence, knowing that you won't be discovered as incompetent in basic information-handling skills.
- not be detected by Turnitin and so will avoid losing marks or being disciplined
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Life on Campus movie
Watch the individual chapers of the Life on Campus movie and think about what point each chapter is making.
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'Learning how to make proper and responsible use of other people's work ... is the heart of academic life.'
Pyper H. (2000) Avoiding plagiarism: advice for students. Leeds, School of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds.
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