Plagiarism in law school

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Introduction It’s crucial a student in law school understands the severe consequences of academic misconduct after graduation; in particular where later the student seeks admission to practice. The Legal Practise Board grants permission to practice law; a student’s conduct can have a significant impact on this process. Academic misconduct is an unfair advantage in studies … Read more

Can social networking promote plagiarism?

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Considering the extent that social networking facilitates the spread and misuse of others’ work Stealing another person’s original content is an ever-increasing issue, as many people continue to publish and post content that is not their own, and fail to credit the original author. Perfect examples of this can be seen everyday on Twitter, whereby … Read more

How to defend against plagiarism

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The growing and well-disseminated use of data-processing tools has allowed many scientists to recklessly copy-paste the works written by other researchers, in extents that vary from single words up to entire paragraphs or pages, without even mentioning the identity of real source. Fortunately, the same technology, which enables people to exploit others’ papers without breaking … Read more

Defining plagiarism: types, avoidance & ethics

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Plagiarism involves using intellectual property without attribution, with forms ranging from patch writing to verbatim copying. Avoiding plagiarism requires citation, proper paraphrasing, and using quotation marks for direct quotes. Editors should follow COPE guidelines for addressing cases of suspected plagiarism. Define plagiarism: Plagiarism is using someone else’s intellectual property (such as words, source code, ideas, … Read more

The Influence of Elearning on the Academic Performance of Teenagers

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ABSTRACT The advent of technology has played a role in the overall development of the human society. As with other sectors of the society, technological advancements such as new media and the internet have furthered the development of the educational sector. New media has brought about various ways which can enhance the learning process of … Read more

Is plagiarism illegal?

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Introduction Any attempt to define “plagiarism’ uncovers that there are, in fact, many different definitions currently in usage, spanning a wide range of activities. Many of these definitions contradict each other. Moreover, there is also evidence that a generation brought up using the Internet has very different views on what constitutes “plagiarism’. Plagiarism is usually … Read more

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