Neither negligence nor ignorance serve as defense for plagiarism.

As

a student it is your responsibility to learn the skill of proper citing,

and know how to avoid plagiarism.

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(1 point possible)
Tom submitted the above 2000-word assignment. The instructor asked
for a revision. What advice would you give to Tom for him to improve
the paper? (Choose all that apply)

 (A) Be original. Copy and paste directly from various sources, even
with citations, still constitutes plagiarism.
  (B) Instead of quoting the entire passage from a source, Tom
should paraphrase — summarize the text in his own words followed by
the citation.
 (C) Translating from another source without citation is plagiarism.
 (D) The Reference List only shows two sources. Tom should
perform a more comprehensive literature review with a rigorous
analysis of the topic. And, remember to cite the sources.
 (E) Sloppy presentation gives a poor impression of your work.
Format the paper in a consistent style, e.g. font types, font size,
alignment, line spacing.
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(1 point possible)
Tom submitted his paper for EDUC6651 in the 2nd semester. The
instructor failed Tom’s paper. Why? (Choose all that apply.)

 (A) The assignment lacks originality.

 (B) Tom should not recycle a previous assignment. This is self-
plagiarism.
 (C) Tom should formally declare that it is his assignment. Then, he
can recycle the assignment.
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(1 point possible)
Tom went to a geography field trip. The study is on micro-climate in a
farm. He collected data, such as temperature, wind speed throughout
the day in the farm. Then, he analysed the data and wrote his key
findings. Above is a snapshot of Tom’s report. Tom is asked to revise
his report. What could be the possible reasons? (Choose all that apply)
  (A) Common knowledge does not need to be cited, as readers
would not need to look up for the sources.
 (B) The cited information are widely known facts, rather than “Key
Findings”.
 (C) Tom should focus on the key findings from the field trip.

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(1 point possible)
The instructor failed Tom’s assignment because of non-existent
sources. Tom explained his case. Which of the following excuses are
acceptable? (Choose all that apply.)

 (A) I was simply too overwhelmed by other assignments at the

time.  (B) I have read widely on this topic. But, there were so many
readings that I simply cannot manage to note down all of them.  (C)
I have really read all these materials. But, I could only vaguely
remember the details of the books and articles. I have tried to the best
of my abilities to put up the citations.  (D) None of the above.
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(1 point possible)
Tom has just completed this assignment and is about to submit it to
the instructor. Refer to the Reference List which has adopted different
citation styles. What advice would you give to Tom? (Choose all that
apply)

 (A) Use the same citation style consistently throughout the entire
paper.  (B) Consult citation guides so as to cite the sources
accurately. There are books available in the library as well as
resources on the Web.  (C) Different citation styles can be used
within a paper but Tom needs to indicate the style used for each
citation.  (D) There may be a preferred citation style for each
subject discipline. The assignment question may have indicated the
preferred citation style. If it is not there, perhaps Tom can ask the
instructor.
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(1 point possible)
Above are two originality reports. Both papers have the same
similarity index of 23%.

For Dave’s paper, 18% of the matches directs to one single source.
There is no bibliography/ reference list at the end of the paper.

For Tom’s paper, 12% of the matches goes to the Bibliography which
includes a list of books and articles used for this assignment. The
others are small matches with proper citation.

Prima facie, which paper is a suspected case of plagiarism?

 (A) Dave’s paper  (B) Tom’s paper