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STUDENT PLAGIARISM AT UNIVERSITY

by Ahmad Al-Shalah 200965630 ENGL102-39 Electrical Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Prepared for Mr. Josh Billam Introduction to Report Writing

DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT The objective of this report is to introduce university student plagiarism, to determine the main causes followed by serious relevant risks affecting the plagiarizer, and to propose basic solutions and recommendations to deter plagiarizing.

14/5/2012

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ILLUSTRATIONS................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 1 I. HISTORY & BACKGROUND ................................................................................. 2 A. Definition & Origin B. Incidents of student plagiarism C. Consequences II. CAUSES ....................................................................................................................... 3 A. Student side of causes of student plagiarism B. The impact of teachers on student plagiarism III. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS........................................................................................... 5 A. What a student can do to avoid plagiarism.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Self-motivation Self-confidence
Dividing the work into small pieces Enrolling in time management courses Understanding plagiarism

B. What a teacher can do to prevent plagiarism?
1. 2. 3. 4. Teachers’ decline of plagiarized papers Using “Turnitin” and other plagiarism check services Punishing the student

Teaching students the required skills

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EVALUATION ........................................................................................................... 7 A. Students’ solutions evaluation B. Teachers’ solutions evaluation CONCLUSION


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