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ASSIGNMENT 2
JANUARY 2014 SEMESTER
SUBJECT CODE
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ESM 641
SUBJECT TITLE
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RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION
LEVEL
:
MASTER OF EDUCATION
STUDENT’S NAME
:
MATRIC NO.
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PROGRAMME
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ACADEMIC FACILITATOR
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LEARNING CENTRE
:
Introduction
This Guide explains the basis on which you will be assessed in this course during the semester. It contains details of the facilitator-marked assignment.
One element in the assessment strategy of the course is that all students should have the same information as facilitators about the Assignment. This guide also contains the marking criteria that facilitators will use in assessing your work.
Please read through the whole guide at the beginning of the course.
Academic Writing
Plagiarism
i) What is Plagiarism?
Any written assignment (essays, project, take-home exams, etc) submitted by a student must not be deceptive regarding the abilities, knowledge, or amount of work contributed by the student. There are many ways that this rule can be violated. Among them are: o Paraphrases: The student paraphrases a closely reasoned argument of an author without acknowledging that he or she has done so. (Clearly, all our knowledge is derived from somewhere, but detailed arguments from clearly identifiable sources must be acknowledged.) o Outright plagiarism: Large sections of the paper are simply copied from other sources, and are not acknowledged as quotations. o Other sources: often include essays written by other students or sold by unscrupulous organizations. Quoting from such papers is perfectly legitimate if quotation marks are used and the source is cited. o Works by others: Taking credit deliberately or not deliberately for works produced by another without giving proper acknowledgement. Works includes photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, statistics, video-clips, audio-clips, verbal exchanges such as interviews or lectures, performances on television and
JANUARY 2014 SEMESTER
SUBJECT CODE
:
ESM 641
SUBJECT TITLE
:
RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION
LEVEL
:
MASTER OF EDUCATION
STUDENT’S NAME
:
MATRIC NO.
:
PROGRAMME
:
ACADEMIC FACILITATOR
:
LEARNING CENTRE
:
Introduction
This Guide explains the basis on which you will be assessed in this course during the semester. It contains details of the facilitator-marked assignment.
One element in the assessment strategy of the course is that all students should have the same information as facilitators about the Assignment. This guide also contains the marking criteria that facilitators will use in assessing your work.
Please read through the whole guide at the beginning of the course.
Academic Writing
Plagiarism
i) What is Plagiarism?
Any written assignment (essays, project, take-home exams, etc) submitted by a student must not be deceptive regarding the abilities, knowledge, or amount of work contributed by the student. There are many ways that this rule can be violated. Among them are: o Paraphrases: The student paraphrases a closely reasoned argument of an author without acknowledging that he or she has done so. (Clearly, all our knowledge is derived from somewhere, but detailed arguments from clearly identifiable sources must be acknowledged.) o Outright plagiarism: Large sections of the paper are simply copied from other sources, and are not acknowledged as quotations. o Other sources: often include essays written by other students or sold by unscrupulous organizations. Quoting from such papers is perfectly legitimate if quotation marks are used and the source is cited. o Works by others: Taking credit deliberately or not deliberately for works produced by another without giving proper acknowledgement. Works includes photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, statistics, video-clips, audio-clips, verbal exchanges such as interviews or lectures, performances on television and