Overview
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the representation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. In educational contexts, there are differing definitions of plagiarism depending on the institution
The common type of Plagiarism
π¦Global plagiarism
- Presenting an entire text by someone else as your own work
π¦Paraphrasing plagiarism
- Rephrasing someone else's ideas without citation
π¦Verbatim plagiarism
- Directly copying a passage of text without citation
π¦Mosaic plagiarism
- Combining text and ideas from different sources without citation
π¦Self-plagiarism
- Reusing passages and ideas from your own previously submitted work
π¦Incorrect citation
- Falling to give all the necessary information in your source citation
How to prevent plagiarism when writing their assignment, report or paper
π₯Quite simply - cite your sources!
- Document where you got your information from using in-text citations and a bibliography
π₯Quote, paraphrase and summarize!
- Quote - use exact text, verbatim from the source
- Paraphrase - provide a detailed restatement of a single main idea using your own words
- Summarize - include the main idea of a source using your own words
Calculating Grade Point Average
Formula Grade Point Average (GPA)
% |
Grades |
Grade- Point Equivalent |
Meaning |
80-100 |
A |
4.00 |
Outstanding |
75-79 |
A- |
3.67 |
Very Good |
70-74 |
B+ |
3.33 |
Good |
65-69 |
B |
3.00 |
Pass |
60-64 |
B- |
2.67 |
Conditional Pass (Subject to CGPA=>3.00) |
55-59 |
C+ |
2.33 |
|
50-54 |
C |
2.00 |
|
45-49 |
C- |
1.67 |
Fail |
40-44 |
D+ |
1.33 |
|
45-39 |
D |
1.00 |
|
0-34 |
F |
0.00 |
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