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ULAB1122
ULAB1122 COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTION
Making notes is recording important
details from our reading.
Notes can:
- help us remember what we read -
- the main points;
- act as reinforcement of reading;
- be useful for revision;
- aids concentration, focus &
understanding;
NOTE MAKING AND
PARAPHRASING
Plagiarism is a crime
You can be charged for plagiarizing
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Source: unf.edu
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Source: wiki.noblenet.org
COMMON FORMS OF PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism occur when someone:
Download an assignment from an online
source and submit it as your own work.
Buy, steal or borrow an assignment and
submitting it as your own work.
Pay/let someone else write a paper for
you
Copy a section of a book or an article and
submit it as your own work.
COMMON FORMS OF PLAGIARISM
cont.
Copy, cut and paste text from an
electronic source and submitting it as
your own work.
Use the words of someone else and
presenting them as your own.
Use significant ideas from someone else
and presenting them as your own.
WHY STUDENTS PLAGIARISZE
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WARNING:
Plagiarism is a serious offense, in
academia
Example:
Original: The company fired 15 workers.
Paraphrase: 15 workers were fired by the
company.
4. CHANGE SENTENCE STRUCTURE
c. Alternate word form
Different word forms can be used to
paraphrase
Example:
Original: A managers success is often due to
perseverance.
Paraphrase:
A manager often succeeds because of perseverance.
A managers success is often because they persevere.
STEPS IN NOTE MAKING
Read and identify main ideas
Underline, circle or highlight
Make marginal notes
Rewrite the key words / phrases
Next to the paragraphs
Transfer the information in note form
- Linear or
- Non-Linear form