Research Workshop

For M.Phil & Ph.D. Candidates

Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center
17th April 2014
A Presentation On

What is Plagiarism?
Professor M. Sajidin
Director, Quality Enhancement Cell
University of Karachi

?What is meant by Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?
In very simple words, Plagiarism means using
someone's idea, write-up and research work
without clearly acknowledging the name,
reference and source of that original
information/ research.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on the web
describes and explains Plagiarism as
"the unauthorized use or close imitation of the
language and thoughts of another author and the
representation of them as one's own original work"
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism

ACADEMIA AND PLAGIARISM

In the academic world, plagiarism by student is a

very serious academic offense.
Many research students feel pressured to complete
their papers and thesis in hurry and with the
accessibility to new technology (The Internet) students
often plagiarize by copying and pasting information
from other sources and do not acknowledge the source
of information. This often leads to plagiarism and
become a subject of controversy. Today, with the help
of online plagiarism detector it is easy to certify
whether the work is original or not.

ACADEMIA AND PLAGIARISM

In many universities academic degrees and

awards have been revoked as a penalty for
plagiarism. The University of Karachi being
conscious of this heinous activity has decided
to adopt Zero Tolerance Policy and is
committed to use all measures to check
plagiarism.
The University of Karachi has a Plagiarism
Detective Software and is checking all M.Phil.
/ Ph.D. thesis and other research publications
in order to enhance credibility in research.

ACADEMIA AND PLAGIARISM

To fore warn the students enrolled in M.Phil./

Ph.D. programme the university has introduced an
Undertaking Form. Similarly the research
supervisors have been also requested to submit a
Verification Proforma . The research students
are advised to study a modified version of the
book entitled Little book of Plagiarism, a
publication of Leeds Metropolitan University which
is
available
on
HEC
website:
www.hec.gov.pk/QualityAssurance/QA_Age
ncy/Plagiarism.htm

* Types of Plagiarism
The First Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism of Words
The use of anothers exact words without citing
the author
Incorrect
Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone elses
words, ideas or findings and presenting them as
ones own without proper acknowledgement.

Correct
Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone elses
words, ideas or findings and presenting them as
ones own without proper acknowledgement
(Undergraduate Course Handbook: 2008, p.24)
Source: www.centralia.edu/academics/.../Plagiarism.ppt - United States

The Second Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism of Structure
Paraphrasing anothers words by changing sentence
construction or word choice with citation
Paraphrasing while maintaining original sentence
construction with acknowledging the source

Source: www.centralia.edu/academics/.../Plagiarism.ppt - United States

The Third Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism of Ideas
Presenting anothers ideas as your own without giving the
person credit for his/ her contribution.
Submitting a paper without citing or incorrectly citing
anothers ideas

Source: www.centralia.edu/academics/.../Plagiarism.ppt - United States

The Fourth Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism of Authorship
Turning in a replication of anothers work
Submitting a paper that you got off the internet
or from a friend and presenting it as your own

Source: www.centralia.edu/academics/.../Plagiarism.ppt - United States

The Fifth Type of plagiarism

Plagiarism of Self
The use of ones own previous work for another
research.
Although these were you original words and
thoughts, receiving credit for a previous
assignment is considered cheating

Source: www.centralia.edu/academics/.../Plagiarism.ppt - United States

COPY RIGHT

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most

governments, giving the creator of an original
work exclusive right to it, usually for a limited
time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but
also gives the copyright holder the right to be
credited for the work, to determine who may
adapt the work to other forms, who may
perform the work, who may financially benefit
from it, and other, related rights. It is an
intellectual property form (like the patent, the
trademark, and the trade secret) applicable to
any expressible form of an idea or information
that is substantive and discrete.

COPY RIGHT

Copyright initially was conceived as a way for

government
to
restrict
printing;
the
contemporary intent of copyright is to promote
the creation of new works by giving authors
control of and profit from them. Copy rights
have
been
internationally
standardized.
Generally, copyright is enforced as a civil
matter, though some jurisdictions do apply
criminal sanctions.

COPY RIGHT

Most
jurisdictions
recognize
copyright
limitations, allowing "fair" exceptions to the
creator's exclusivity of copyright, and giving
users certain rights. The development of digital
media and computer network technologies
have prompted reinterpretation of these
exceptions, introduced new difficulties in
enforcing copyright, and inspired additional
challenges to copyright law's on philosophic
basis. Simultaneously, businesses with great
economic dependence upon copyright have
advocated the extension and expansion of
their copy rights, and sought additional legal
and technological enforcement.

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