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Avoiding Plagiarism An online course and software solution to ensure your students follow best practice in paraphrasing, referencing and citation. Structure

Publication date: July 2014

Programme structure: 1 course

Core Activities: 1 hour

Contributors

Lead Advisor: Dr Benita Cox – Programme Director for Imperial College Business School’s MSC International Health Management Programme

The second edition of Avoiding Plagiarism was updated in 2014 by the Epigeum editorial team, in consultation with:

 Dr Karen Handley – Reader, Department of Business and Management, Oxford Brookes University

 Professor Mark Brown – Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning, Dublin City University

 Dr Douglas Halliday – Former Dean of Graduate School and current Director of the Multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Centre in Energy, University of Durham

 Dr Helen Laville – Head of the Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham

Audience

 Undergraduate students of all disciplines

 Masters students of all disciplines

Overview

An online course designed to ensure your students follow best practice in referencing, paraphrasing and using citations. By taking this course, students will gain a better understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and will receive clear guidance on appropriate referencing, citation and paraphrasing of other people’s work. Students will also be encouraged to develop a variety of strategies to help avoid both intentional and unintentional plagiarism.

About this course: Avoiding Plagiarism is an introductory course for undergraduate and postgraduate students which is suitable for all disciplines.

This concise yet comprehensive course will help students prepare for their assignments and understand how to avoid plagiarism, whether intentional or not.

The focus is on academic integrity and the emphasis is on positive rather than penal messages.

This course is suited to all discipline areas and is accessible to both home and international students.

This course provides universities with evidence that students have received training in how to avoid plagiarism.

It can minimise the risk of negligence claims against an institution.

A US English version has been adapted to the region, including MLA and APA style referencing, and developed with another consultant/reviewer: Brad Garner – Director of Faculty Enrichment in the Center for Learning and Innovation at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Course is also available in German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Japanese language versions.

Structure

Units Syllabus Unit 1: What is plagiarism? Student perspectives on plagiarism Your tutor’s perspective on plagiarism What is plagiarism? Plagiarism: Key terms Types of plagiarism Unintentional plagiarism Paraphrasing How is plagiarism detected? Review quiz 1 Unit 2: Referencing The importance of referencing Referencing systems Citations and references Referencing from online sources Referencing tools Review quiz 2 Unit 3: Avoiding Plagiarism: Tips and Strategies for avoiding plagiarism Tales Plagiarism in the news

Development group

This course was developed in collaboration with:

 Anglia Ruskin University  Cardiff University

 Bournemouth University  Durham University  Imperial College London  University of Hertfordshire

 Nottingham Trent University  University of Leicester

 The Open University  University of London

 The University of Edinburgh  University of Southampton

 University of Bath  University of York

 University of Birmingham  University of Zurich

 University of Brighton