PolyU1001 - Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity on Learn@PolyU
A compulsory tutorial for students taking the subject of the Freshman Seminar.
These guides will show you how to write an in-text citation and a full reference entry in 4 commonly used styles: APA, IEEE, Harvard, Vancouver. You can find examples of references for various types of sources.
ELC Writing Aid on Referencing
ELC's Centre for Independent Language Learning (CILL) offers information about quoting, summarising, paraphrasing, in-text and end-of-text referencing.
Booklet - About Plagiarism and How to Avoid it: Hot Tips for PolyU Students
A quick guide to help you do plagiarism-free work (prepared by OGUR).
Turnitin User Guide - Quick Student Guide to Using Turnitin with LEARN@ PolyU(理學網)
A step by step guide to show you how to check similarity of your work through Turnitin (prepared by EDC).
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Academic Integrity refers to the honest and ethical manner in which academic work is done, whether it is an assignment, an examination, an oral presentation, or a research project or report. Plagiarism is a key component in academic integrity.
Plagiarism refers to passing off someone else's work or ideas as your own without giving proper acknowledgement of the sources. In PolyU, this is a very serious offense as it can lead to disciplinary actions.
2 Ways to avoid plagiarism
Citation is the key to avoid plagiarism, but that doesn't mean you can simply copy-paste from others' works as long as you cite the source. To avoid plagiarism, here are two ways:
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Paraphrase + Cite Paraphrasing means to rewrite the sentence from a source in your own words without changing the meaning of the sentence. You still need to cite the source properly. |
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Direct Quote + Cite Quoting, or direct quoting, means to copy the exact words of a sentence from a source. You need to put the copied words in quotation marks " " and cite the source properly. |
Watch the videos below to learn more about plagiarism, paraphrasing and quoting. Refer to Citation Guides by Subject to learn how to cite in your research discipline.
Source: ProQuest Research Companion
5 Tips to avoid plagiarism
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When in doubt, always cite! |
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Keep a list of all the reference materials you consulted and of course make notes (e.g. which are quotes and which are your own words) |
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Use a reference management tool (e.g. EndNote) to help you organize references and make citations |
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Have better time management - Plan your work earlier! |
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Check with your supervisor or instructor the referencing guidelines for your assignment or essay |
