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How to avoid it

What is plagiarism

· Your work being destroyed and not being able to submit any further assignments – so missing out on your qualification and having any previous invalid certificates destroyed· Being asked to leave the course· Not being able to register or do anything with the ILM again in the future· In severe cases it could seriously endanger your future career and may even result in legal action.· At the very least, it is time-consuming, embarrassing and unnecessaryFor Merlin, it is a serious matter too. If you are found to have committed an act of plagiarism, your actions or carelessness could result in my professional and commercial activities with awarding bodies, Ofsted and the ESFA being suspended, being unable to issue certificates to other people in your group

The consequences of plagiarism are serious indeed, including:

· Ensure that you fully understand your responsibilities and our policy on plagiarism· Familiarise yourself with the guidance contained in this document relating to the referencing techniques and other conventions that you will be required to adhere to · Ensure that you follow them consistently· Ask for help or guidance if you are not sure

It is your responsibility to:

As part of your programme, you will be required to submit a range of evidence for assessment. These will be fully explained at your programme induction, and the details of the specific unit requirements will be provided in each relevant module. Merlin Consultancy and the Main Provider operate a zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism, any form of cheating, or malpractice, and it is vital that you read and understand this guide and our policy so that you are able to meet your responsibilities as a candidate.

· Ensure that you fully understand your responsibilities and our policy on plagiarism · Familiarise yourself with the guidance contained in this document relating to the referencing techniques and other conventions that you will be required to adhere to · Ensure that you follow them consistently · Ask for help or guidance if you are not sure The consequences of plagiarism are serious indeed, including: · Your work being destroyed and not being able to submit any further assignments – so missing out on your qualification and having any previous invalid certificates destroyed · Being asked to leave the course · Not being able to register or do anything with the ILM again in the future · In severe cases it could seriously endanger your future career and may even result in legal action. · At the very least, it is time-consuming, embarrassing and unnecessary For Merlin, it is a serious matter too. If you are found to have committed an act of plagiarism, your actions or carelessness could result in my professional and commercial activities with awarding bodies, Ofsted and the ESFA being suspended, being unable to issue certificates to other people in your group

Plagiarism

How to avoid it

Plagiarism

What does plagiarism look like?

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You may not mean to, but unless you read this through and understand fully, you may fall foul of the rules without knowing. That is no excuse, and students can, and frequently do, fall into the trap by doing any one of the following plagiarism includes:

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud because it involves taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as your own. Plagiarism can occur in various forms, and any form detected in your evidence will be treated as cheating, so read on to learn all about it…

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According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to plagiarise is defined as:

“to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own” “to use someone else’s production without crediting the source” “to commit literary theft” “to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source”

Plagiarism is a form of cheating that applies to you and all your evidence during this programme. You may be reading this and switching it off at this point because you would “never cheat.” If that is your reaction, then there is even more reason to continue and ensure you fully understand the concepts! Because it is expected, it is quickly done by being careless as much as by intent or not knowing the necessary ways to avoid it. When you submit your evidence, if it contains any work that is not yours and you fail to indicate this or acknowledge your sources, you are committing plagiarism.

What is plagiarism?

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Last but not least, if you are still in doubt, then ask for help! It’s not in my interest to have work from my learners returned as plagiarised, so I am more than happy to help you. However, the responsibility not to plagiarise is with you.

It’s quite simple. The main thing required is ensuring that all of your submissions are your own work and free from any risk of plagiarism. You can do this by:

How to avoid it

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At the end of your evidence, you must list any books, articles or sources you have used. Even if you haven’t quoted from them, you have still used their ideas and referred to them, so they must be acknowledged. For example:

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When you use another person’s work, you must include a reference for all the sources of information that you use when writing or creating your own work. If you refer to their ideas or include a direct quotation, you must acknowledge it, and this is known as a citation. This is whether you get it from a book or other text or the internet.

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The act of plagiarising may arise because of a careless mistake, a lack of understanding about the aims of the assignment, or a lack of self-confidence in general or in your language ability – especially if you are new to learning and English is not your first language. The thing to remember is that you are doing this programme to learn. If you resort to copying other material sources, you prevent or compromise your learning, so you will also be cheating yourself.By all means, use all the resources you can, including the workbooks you are given, the Internet, textbooks, journals, model answers, and other guides. The key word here is “guides.” So use them to guide you, but not to copy from. The rule is simple: Anything you use that is from another source or someone else’s work MUST be referenced accurately, whether it is a quotation, definition, sentence, picture, photograph taken by someone else, model, diagram, statistical result, or idea.

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“to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own” “to use someone else’s production without crediting the source” “to commit literary theft”
 “to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source”