2 Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Videos in this section focus specifically on plagiarism, building forth on the conventions that you learned in the section 'Technical guidelines in academic writing'. The first video starts off by defining the term and discussing all the different types of plagiarism. Then, furthermore, the videos look at why plagiarism is something that any student serious about good academic practice should prioritise and then finally discusses some concrete examples of plagiarism to help you apply your new-found knowledge on the topic to your studies and your academic writing.

Video 1: Plagiarism defined

Video 2: Types of plagiarism

Video 3: Why should I be concerned

Video 4: Paraphrasing

Video 5: Examples of plagiarism