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About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

- Copyright

SA copyright law

Practical tips

Own vs others work

- Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

What is a paper mill?

Consequences

Detection tools

- Quiz

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE
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Consequences of plagiarism for you?

Your institution or faculty will have a policy concerning this issue and the penalties may include the following:

    • a failing grade for your assignment;
    • a failing grade for the subject;
    • probationary status;
    • or even expulsion from the institution.
      Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/faq.html