Plagiarism

According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary,

Plagiarism is defined as "taking and using the thoughts, writings, and inventions of another person as
one's own"

These include but are not limited to the following:

 “Verbatim copying, near-verbatim copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another

author's paper or unpublished report without citing the exact reference.
 Copying elements of another author's paper, such as equations or illustrations that are not
common knowledge, or copying or purposely paraphrasing sentences without citing the source.
 Verbatim copying portions of another author's paper or from reports by citing but not clearly
differentiating what text has been copied (e.g. not applying quotation marks correctly) and /or
not citing the source correctly” [1] .
 "The unacknowledged use of computer programs, mathematical / computer models /
algorithms, computer software in all forms, macros, spreadsheets, web pages, databases,
mathematical deviations and calculations, designs etc
 "Self-plagiarism, that is, the verbatim or near-verbatim re-use of significant portions of one's
own copyrighted work without citing the original source."
Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to
sanctions such as penalties, suspension, expulsion from school[3] or work[4], substantial fines[
Plagiarism is not in itself a crime, but like counterfeit can be punished in
a court[10] [11] for prejudices caused by copyright infringement[12] [13], violation of moral rights[14], or torts.
In academia and industry, it is a serious ethical offense.[15][16]

There are 10 main forms of plagiarism that students commit:

1. Submitting someone's work as their own.

2. Taking passages from their own previous work without adding citations.
3. Re-writing someone's work without properly citing sources.
4. Using quotations, but not citing the source.
5. Interweaving various sources together in the work without citing.
6. Citing some, but not all passages that should be cited.
7. Melding together cited and uncited sections of the piece.
8. Providing proper citations, but fails to change the structure and wording of the borrowed
ideas enough.
9. Inaccurately citing the source.
10. Relying too heavily on other people's work. Fails to bring original thought into the text.

Rules for Students pursuing a higher degree presentation

prepare from presentation

Bad Presenter
8 Bad Habits That Ruin Good Presentations
1. Starting with an apology. The bad habit: You're late, your equipment malfunctions, you
don't have your materials, or whatever. ...
2. Asking for extra time. ...
3. Shooting slide barrages. ...
4. Making personal excuses. ...
5. Reading from your slides. ...
6. Turning your back. ...
7. Talking too fast. ...
8. Fidgeting.