Department of Library Services - Plagiarism Prevention

Welcome to the UP Plagiarism Prevention Web Site

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Important Links
	Turnitin Fact Sheet - Use Turnitin to detect plagiarism (contact Education Innovation for more information)
	UP Plagiarism page
	Be informed about plagiarism! Read more at Plagiarism.org

Plagiarism is a serious problem for academic institutions worldwide. Many students do not realise that it is a serious offence which can lead to suspension from the University, criminal charges and civil claims. This website provides UP students and staff with information and practical advice on how to prevent plagiarism and on how to deal with misconduct. What is Plagiarism? You commit plagiarism when you present someone else's ideas - published or unpublished - as if they were your own. The PPT file was converted to a format which can be viewed only. In order to work through it, you should click inside each slide to display the animations and continue to the next slide. Click on this link to view the different types of plagiarism explained in the PPT. People's ideas may be contained in written text journal articles, books, theses, dissertations, newspapers, magazines, notes, course material, students' projects, e-mail messages, data, computer code, everything on the Internet, etc. visual text books on fine art, graphics, photographs, etc. multimedia products web sites, video productions, films, CDs and DVDs, design projects, etc. music compositions, lyrics, CDs and DVDs, music or sound bites on the Internet, etc. spoken text speeches, audio recordings, lectures, interviews, etc.