Browsing by Subject "plagiarism"

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    The tangled web: investigating academics' views of plagiarism at the University of Cape Town
    (Taylor & Francis, 2010) de Jager, Karin; Brown, Cheryl
    This article considers the problematic question of student plagiarism, its causes and manifestations, and how it is addressed in academic environments. A literature survey was conducted to establish how higher education institutions approach these issues, and a twofold investigation was conducted at the University of Cape Town. Data was gathered from the case records of the university disciplinary tribunals dealing with plagiarism, and a survey was conducted among academic staff to establish how they dealt with issues surrounding plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Academics seem unwilling to follow official university policies if they are perceived to be unrealistic.
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    Tensions between textbook pedagogy and the literacy practices of the disciplinary community: a study of writing in first year economics
    (Elsevier Ldt, 2007) Paxton, Moragh
    This paper describes aspects of a research project which used linguistic and intertextual analysis of student writing to investigate the relationship between the academic curriculum and student voice in a first year economics course at a South African university. I argue that the discourses and practices of first year university economics textbooks provide a model of literacy practices which contradict many of the literacy practices of the discipline of economics. The first year economics textbook in particular, rather than exposing students to a variety of arguments and encouraging the development of critical reading skills appropriate for academic contexts, tends to be single voiced. This gives the impression of consensus in the discipline and it may encourage rote learning and plagiarism. This argument is supported with data from a research project.
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    Writing Your World Week 3 Video 7 - In-text referencing
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    The video focuses on the use on in-text referencing in academic essays. The video discusses how one is required to have a position in the debate therefore uses evidence sourced from elsewhere. The video then states the importance of using evidence from other authors as there are no original ideas. It then touches on the importance of acknowledging the authors & scholars' whose work writers use as evidence. The video provides the procedures for the in-text reference and the reference list. It touches on the style and information to be included in the reference list. The video then provides examples of using in-text referencing. This is video 7/12 in week 3 of the Writing your World course.