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Avoiding Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

What is Plagiarism?

 

As stated in the Nazarbayev University Student Code of Conduct, Plagiarism is intentionally or carelessly presenting the work of another as one’s own. It includes submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work which has wholly or in part been created by another person. It also includes the presentation of the work, ideas, representations, or words of another person without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources.

 

Plagiarism occurs when a person:

  • Directly copies one or more sentences of another person’s written work without proper citation. If another writer’s words are used, you must place quotation marks around the quoted material and include a footnote or other indication of the source of the quotation. This includes cut and paste from the Internet or other electronic sources;

  • Changes words but copies the sentence structure of a source without giving credit to the original source, or closely paraphrases one or more paragraphs without acknowledgement of the source of the ideas, or uses graphs, figures, drawings, charts or other visual/audio materials without acknowledging the source or the permission of the author;

  • Submits false or altered information in any academic exercise. This may include making up data for an experiment, altering data, citing nonexistent articles, contriving sources, etc.;

  • Turns in all or part of assignment done by another student and claims it as their own;

  • Uses a paper writing service, has another student write a paper, or uses a foreign language translation and submits it as their own original work.

 

View the complete Nazarbayev University Student Code of Conduct

Assisted Plagiarism

What is Assisted Plagiarism?

 

Students may inadvertently facilitate plagiarism: Giving and receiving feedback on written work is a normal part of the writing process. However, making your work available to students outside that context, especially when you have already submitted a final version for assessment, puts you at risk of being penalized for assisting in plagiarism. 

 

The Nazarbayev University Student Code of Conduct makes this recommendation:

“Unless permitted by the instructor, do not work with others on graded coursework, including in-class and take-home tests, papers, or homework assignments. When an instructor specifically informs you that you may collaborate on work required for a course, the extent of the collaboration must not exceed the limits set by the instructor.”

 

You must take reasonable precautions to ensure that other students will not submit your written work for university credit as if it were their own. Failure to take such precautions may itself be considered misconduct. Neither carelessness nor ignorance of another student’s intentions will be considered a valid excuse.

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Penalties for Plagiarism

What are the Penalties for Plagiarism?

 

Plagiarism is considered to be a very serious offence. Committing or assisting in plagiarism may result in your incurring a permanent record of misconduct, the loss of your stipend, and other, more severe penalties. 

 

Please consult the Nazarbayev University Student Code of Conduct for more information on penalties for academic misconduct.

Avoiding Plagiarism

How can I Avoid Plagiarism?

 

The first step in avoiding plagiarism is understanding what it is. Students have been known to commit "accidental" plagiarism, because they did not fully understand the rules regarding acceptable and unacceptable academic writing practices.

 

Generally speaking, plagiarism is easily avoided by using proper writing techniques such as paraphrasing, quoting, and referencing and citation to indicate whichever information and ideas used in a writing project are taken from outside sources.

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For more information on plagiarism and how to avoid it, see these recommended resources:

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If you have questions or concerns regarding your own use of sources, consult with a WCP writing tutor.

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