Net Task

Considering the vast amount of information available on the internet, the problem of plagiarism has become a growing concern. The basic definition of the word is stealing someone else’s work and ideas and lying about it afterwards. If you use material from other texts, it is important that you cite the sources you use correctly in order to avoid being accused of academic dishonesty.
Definitions
- Paraphrasing – rewriting the words without changing the meaning
- Quotation – using the exact words as the original source
- To cite a source – to make reference to the original source
a. Click on the link below and answer the questions.
http://www.library.appstate.edu/tutorial/plag.html (requires Flash Player).
b.Click on the link below and read “Different types of plagiarism.”
Then do the PowerPoint-exercise to see if you can identify plagiarism.
http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/types_of_plagiarism.html
PowerPoint.exercise
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/management/external/els/plagiarismquiz.pps
c. Click on the link below and do the exercise on how you can avoid plagiarism.
https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/exercise/index.html
Net Resources
http://www.plagiarism.org/index.html (a comprehensive site about plagiarism for both students and teachers)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
(how to cite internet sources)