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FADA - Interior Design: Plagiarism & Copyright

This guide will help you find articles, books and other online resources about Interior Design

What is Plagiarism

Plagiarism isn’t just “copying” or “borrowing” — it’s serious.

It means:

  • Taking someone else’s words or ideas and pretending they’re yours

  • Using someone’s work without giving credit

  • It’s basically stealing and lying about it

Plagiarism is a type of fraud.

Plagiarism Policy

Types of Plagiarism

Examples of plagiarism include:

  • Copying and pasting from websites and turning it in as your own

  • Downloading work from the internet and submitting it

  • Using another student’s work (past or present), like essays, lab reports, or code

  • Copying lecture notes or course materials without giving credit

  • Taking info from textbooks or journals without citing the source.

Plagiarism Checkers You Can Use

How to avoid Plagiarism UJ Library video

How to avoid Plagiarism

To Avoid Plagiarism:

  • Never copy directly from sources

  • Never print and submit material as your own

  • Never copy from other students

To Quote a Source:

  • Always use quotation marks

  • Always cite and reference the source

To Paraphrase:

  • Always use your own words

  • Always give credit to the original source

To Use Common Knowledge:

  • Use facts that are widely known and accepted

  • No citation needed

TurnItIn

Turnitin is a tool that checks your work for plagiarism and helps you avoid copying by mistake. It compares your writing to a large database of other papers, websites, books, and articles.

When you upload your assignment in your course (using the Assignments tool), Turnitin automatically checks it—no need to log in anywhere else. It gives a Similarity Report that shows if any parts of your paper match other sources.

How to use TurnitIn