{"id":1099,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:37:37","slug":"what-every-first-year-should-know-about-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/what-every-first-year-should-know-about-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"What Every First-Year Should Know About Plagiarism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1099\" class=\"elementor elementor-1099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlagiarism means using someone else&#8217;s words or ideas without saying where they came from. Many first-years do it by accident, because nobody explained the rules properly. Universities take it seriously, and it can cost you marks or even your place.\n\nThe fix is simple. Write notes in your own words, keep track of every source and add a reference each time you use an idea.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">If you are not sure whether to reference something, rather reference it and ask your lecturer.\n\n<cite>Thandiwe Mokoena, Academic Writing Lecturer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nUse the checking tools your university provides before you submit. Our course Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism Online walks you through it step by step, with examples from real South African assignments.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African university tutor holding an open textbook and pen, standing beside a blank green chalk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university student&apos;s study desk with spiral notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a smartphone and a coff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study in short, focused blocks<\/h4>\n\n<p>Work for 25 minutes, then rest for five. Put your phone on silent and keep one subject on the desk. Short blocks stop you drifting, and you finish more than you would in one long, tired evening.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revise a little, often<\/h4>\n\n<p>Go back to your notes after a day, then after a week. Say the main points out loud without looking. Thandiwe Mokoena tells her Hatfield students that this habit sticks far better than cramming the night before a test.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plagiarism means using someone else&#8217;s words or ideas without saying where they came from. Many first-years do it by accident, because nobody explained the rules properly. Universities take it seriously, and it can cost you marks or even your place. The fix is simple. Write notes in your own words, keep track of every source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_advanced_robots":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rank_math_pillar_content":"","rank_math_og_title":"","rank_math_og_description":"","rank_math_og_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_twitter_card_type":"","rank_math_breadcrumb_title":"","rank_math_snippet_name":"","rank_math_snippet_desc":"","rank_math_snippet_type":"","rank_math_schema_Article":"","rank_math_schema_Product":"","rank_math_schema_LocalBusiness":"","rank_math_schema_FAQPage":"","rank_math_schema_HowTo":"","rank_math_gtin_code":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[23,21,30,27,22],"class_list":["post-1099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-tips","tag-diplomas","tag-exams","tag-research","tag-student-portal","tag-tvet-colleges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20160,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099\/revisions\/20160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}