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Library - Information Literacy Module: Tutorial 2: Plagiarism example

Information literacy for UJ students. Start with "1 Why Information Literacy" and end with "9 Writing & Referencing"

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Symptoms

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Tips to avoid plagiarism

Source: Modern Library

STEP 1: Example of plagiarism

http://turnitin.com/assets/en_us/media/plagiarism_spectrum.php

STEP 2: Plagiarism spectrum 2.0

Turnitin identifies twelve types of unoriginal work. Familiarity with traditional forms of plagiarism and emerging trends helps students develop original thinking skills and do their best original work.