Honesty and Plagiarism
Program Wacana Pembangunan Penyeliaan Siswazah
Penyelidikan
School of Graduate Studies
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Ismail Said
FAB
13 May 2013
Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work
as if it were your own, whether you mean to
or not (University of Wellington).
An example of plagiarism
• Façade colour and aesthetic response:
Examining patterns of response within the
context of urban design and planning policy in
Sydney (O’Connor, 2008)
• A doctoral thesis published by The University
of Sydney
How to trace?
• Do not depend solely on Turnitin
• Check ProQuest Dissertations and Theses,
Google
• Download the PDF document
• Type the suspected sentence in Box “Find”
• The copied sentence will be highlighted in
yellow.
How to trace?
• The copied reference not listed in bibliography
• Content of a chapter lacks of continuity with the
preceding chapter
• Good quality comprehension in Chapter
Literature Review but weak in Chapters
Methodology, Results and Discussion, and
Conclusion
• Parameters/Variables/Domains/Dimensions
described in Chapter Methodology not similar to
Chapter Results and Discussion
Sources to copy
• Theses in PDF format
• Chapters in textbook
• Theses in non-English
Rules and Regulation by the School of
Graduate Studies
• Prosedur Pengurusan Kes Plagiarisme Pelajar
• Akta Universiti dan Kolej 1971, Keadah keadah
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Tatatertib
Pelajar-pelajar) 1999
Action should be taken by examiner
and the Office PG studies at the faculty
• Pemeriksa perlu melengkapkan Laporan
Plagiarisme SPS-PL2010-2 dan sertakan bukti
plagiat
• Perkara ini dibincangkan di Mesyuarat
Jawatankuasa Akademik/Peperiksaan Fakulti
• Dekan fakulti hendaklah mengeluarkan surat
pertuduhan kepada pelajar
Appeal
• Pelajar dan/atau penyelia boleh membuat
rayuan kepada Dekan jika tidak berpuas hati
dengan keputusan.
Why a PhD candidate practice
plagiarism?
• Desperation (1) due to end of study period, (2)
due to lack of fund
• View that UTM only views Turnitin report
• Just to get over with the study for a more
promising venture
What advise should a supervisor tell
his/her student not to plagiarize?
• There is not short-cut in doing PhD research.
• Be honest
• Academic integrity means that university staff
and students, in their teaching and learning, are
expected to treat others honestly, fairly and with
respect at all times (University of Wellington).
• Academic integrity is important because it is the
core value on which the University’s learning,
teaching and research activities are based
(University of Wellington).
What advise should a supervisor tell
his/her student not to plagiarize?
You can learn how to avoid plagiarism by
brushing up on some key skills, such as:
• note taking
• summarising
• paraphrasing
• referencing
• citing sources.
What advise should a supervisor tell
his/her student not to plagiarize?
To be a scholar
• Recognize the sweetness of knowledge
• Continuous updating new knowledge
• Respect others who are knowledgeable
What advise should a supervisor tell
his/her student not to plagiarize?
The ink of a scholar and the blood of a martyr
are of equal value in heaven.
Thank you