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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

Life on Campus movie

Watch the individual chapers of the Life on Campus movie and think about what point each chapter is making.

 


'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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