During their career, every teacher will face cases of plagiarism. Some resort to punishment, while others opt for leniency. The importance of the assignment greatly influences the approach adopted. When possible, the teacher can turn an alarming situation into a teaching opportunity. How can this be done? This is a time to identify the possible [...]
Under the pressure of the Publish or Perish system, plagiarism is spreading throughout academia. It is a phenomenon that is difficult to quantify , even though , judging from blogs about the topic, PhD theses where this problem is visible are legion.5 tips to avoid plagiarizing... Accidentally or not. #1 KNOW THE RULES... "Research is [...]
As a student, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of documents you have to browse through, read and digest ? Then, this article is for you! We will explain in a few paragraphs the benefits you will gain from reading efficiently. We will also explain to you how to do it! What is [...]
Teddy is working on a presentation for class next week. To be sure to do it correctly, he followed the advice given in the article "Using Digital Graphics to Make Appealing Visual Presentations". He wants to use images and graphics.The presentation will not be distributed beyond the class. Teddy asks himself if he should use [...]
When writing an internship report, a thesis or a research piece, you must use citations for all quotes. Sources must be mentioned in the body of the text and at the bottom of the page. The bibliography appears at the end of the assignment, with a list of detailed sources. There are several ways [...]
Franck works in a vocational school this year, he thinks that if you change a few words in a quote, you don't have to quote the author. The Cambridge Dictionary defines paraphrase as "the same thing written or spoken using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer". [...]
Manon is in the writing process of her thesis. She wondered: "I found an interesting text in a language other than English. If I translate it, should I mention the source?" The search for information is becoming international Since the arrival of the Internet, knowledge sharing has become easier and automatic translators have made accessing [...]
The connection with your audience The first 90 seconds should serve to connect with your audience. Here are some ideas to help you to do this: Ask an engaging question Use impactful numbers Show pictures and ask your audience to guess what you are going to talk about Talk about a general fact and then [...]
With the amount of celebrities caught in the most sordid internet scandals, you might think that most people would finally figure out that nothing stays hidden for long in today's online society. Nonetheless, let's take a look at 3 famous cases of plagiarism discovered and exposed by the almighty Internaut. A famous primatologist plagiarizes wikipedia [...]
Do you feel as if you don’t have enough time ? Do you believe you are not proficient enough to provide sufficient answers to the topic you’re dealing with? Copying and pasting others’ ideas from websites seems to be a common practice. So why shouldn’t you ? There are numerous reasons to plagiarise contents to [...]
