How big a problem is plagiarism at your university?



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How big a problem is plagiarism at your university?

  • How big a problem is plagiarism at your university?

  • Is it growing or diminishing?

  • Have you personally had a student who has plagiarised?

  • What is being done at your university about it?



The internet makes easier to commit plagiarism… But at the same time it has made it easier to detect!

  • The internet makes easier to commit plagiarism… But at the same time it has made it easier to detect!

  • Use meta-search engines – those which access many search engines at the same time

  • www.Completeplanet.com

  • Use search engines such as:

    • www.google.com
    • www.scholar.google.com
  • It is necessary to posses good search skills (e.g., phrase searching; use of Boolean operators – AND, OR, NOT; query modifiers – allintitle:, allintext:, site:domain )



Use plagiarism detection software:

  • Use plagiarism detection software:

    • http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/plagiarism/
  • However, most academic databases are part of the “Invisible Web” and neither search engines nor Internet plagiarism services have access to them.

  • Search specific databases including library catalogues, ETD etc.





the practice of using other people’s ideas and works without appropriating the sources and passing it as one’s own works

  • the practice of using other people’s ideas and works without appropriating the sources and passing it as one’s own works

  • it is a false assumption of authorship.

  • Includes:

    • Presenting the work of others as one’s own work.
    • Copying verses/figures/tables from another work without citing the source.
    • Using synonyms but copying the sentence structure of a source without citing the source.
    • Failure to put “quotation marks”.
    • Incorrect citation information.
    • Hiring someone to write your work


However, plagiarism is a highly subjective concept relating to factors such as linguistic competence, culture, academic integrity, legal/regulatory frameworks and institutional governance etc.

  • However, plagiarism is a highly subjective concept relating to factors such as linguistic competence, culture, academic integrity, legal/regulatory frameworks and institutional governance etc.



Intentional plagiarism occurs when writers know well they are passing off someone else's words or ideas as their own.

  • Intentional plagiarism occurs when writers know well they are passing off someone else's words or ideas as their own.

  • Unintentional/accidental plagiarism is often the result of poor citation or referencing (lack of knowledge to do proper citation and referencing) or lack of understanding about what constitutes plagiarism

  • Self-plagiarism is the act of using one's own published or submitted work without mentioning the previous use or publication.



Manual detection - when supervisors use knowledge/skills to detect that a submitted work is composed of some parts that are not the author’s own

  • Manual detection - when supervisors use knowledge/skills to detect that a submitted work is composed of some parts that are not the author’s own

  • Look at:

    • Writing style, language, vocabulary, tone, grammar, etc. It doesn't sound like the student you know!
    • Look for gray letters in the text, often an indication that the page was downloaded from the web, as color letters on a screen show up gray in a printout


Citations are made to materials not owned by your library! Using secondary citations without acknowledging through In: referencing

    • Citations are made to materials not owned by your library! Using secondary citations without acknowledging through In: referencing
    • Citations can not be verified.
    • Citations in the text are not included in the list of references.
    • Websites (URLS) listed in citations are inactive.
    • A students can not identify citations or provide copies of the cited material.
    • A student can not explain what he/she has written


Teaching students proper writing skills

  • Teaching students proper writing skills

  • Introducing information literacy /search courses to students and staff ---- including proper citation styles (sometimes students are relatively better than staff in using the Web!)

  • Introducing students to what plagiarism is….and the possible consequences

  • Formulate anti-plagiarism policies, laws/regulations

  • Libraries making research output available online e.g. ETD & grey literature

  • Institutions should acquire plagiarism detection software





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