INTERPRETATION AND REPORT WRITING
LITERATURE REVIEW
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Question
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What is plagiarism?
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The wholesale copying of another’s work and claiming it as your own
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Using material that is recognised as common knowledge in your field but copying the information word for word from a textbook.
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Rephrasing someone else’s original ideas and acknowledging the source.
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cited author’s exact words if making a direct quotation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plagiarism is presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Widely known scientific and historical facts-such as the molecular structure of water (H2O), or that Ernest Manning was the eighth Premier of Alberta-generally count as common knowledge. You can include such facts in your writing without citation and without fear of committing plagiarism.
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