ALL ABOUT PLAGIARISM
All about Plagiarism
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ALL ABOUT PLAGIARISM................................................................................................................. 2
What is plagiarism?............................................................................................................................. 2
Plagiarism detection software ............................................................................................................. 2
Turnitin ........................................................................................................................................... 2
References ............................................................................................................................................... 4
ALL ABOUT PLAGIARISM
What is plagiarism?
To plagiarize is "to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it
is your own" (Cambridge Dictionaries Online, 2009). This includes:

Copying or paraphrasing material from any source without due acknowledgment

Using another's ideas without due acknowledgment.
Plagiarism can be unintentional. Unintentional plagiarism is generally manifested
where students do not have an intention to deceive the teacher. (Sutherland-Smith, 2008)
Plagiarism detection software
There are a number of methods for determining if plagiarism has occurred. One
method is to use plagiarism detection software, such as Turnitin.1
Turnitin
Submitting a paper in Turnitin
To submit a paper in Turnitin, follow the steps:
1. Click on the submit icon
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2. Select "file upload"
3. Enter the title of the paper
4. Click the Browse button to find the file on your computer
5. Click Submit
Reports in Turnitin
Turnitin utilizes colour conventions to indicate the overall similarity of text between
the student paper and Turnitin sources.2 Possible similarity indices are:
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Color
Percentage matched
Green
<1% - 24%
Yellow
25% - 49%
Orange
50% - 74%
Red
75% - 100%
Turnitin sources include student papers, the internet, academic journals and e-books.
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References
Cambridge Dictionaries Online. (2009). Retrieved February 2, 2009, from
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=60393&dict=CALD
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2008). Plagiarism, the internet and student learning: improving academic
integrity. New York: Routledge.
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