What is plagiarism? As defined in the Merriam-Webster online‚ “plagiarism” is the act of stealing and passing off someone else’s ideas‚ as ones’ own without crediting the source. Brief or attributed quotes generally do not constitute plagiarism. (Dames‚ K‚ June 2007 p.24 (4). The word originated from the Latin word plagiarius that is an abductor and plagiare‚ which means to steal. The subject of Plagiarism is an ethical topic that has affected many areas of academic life. It can include limited borrowing
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originally for classroom teaching in the Institute of Postgraduate Studies‚ General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University‚ Ratmalana. The contents are used exclusively for academic purposes. University of Colombo Faculty of Graduate Studies Masters in Information Systems Management (MISM) Degree Program - 2013/14 Academic writing: Good and ethical practices Session facilitator: Dr. M. Saman Dassanayake‚ Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management‚ Faculty of Management and Finance‚ University
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Academic Vocabulary 1. Abbreviate: to reduce by leaving out letters so shortened form can represent a word or phrase 2. Abstract: summary of a text; thought apart from concrete realities 3. According: agreeing or corresponding 4. Acronym: word formed by initial letters or groups of letters of words in set phrase 5. Address: a speech; direction to intended recipient; place where object is located 6. Affect: to act on‚ produce an effect or change in; feeling or emotion 7. Alter: to change
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What are the causes and consequences of the population growth? What are the solutions? Population growth is one of the biggest threats to the planet and to humanity. Nowadays people in the world have around 6‚845‚609‚960. If we compare to the last 50 years ago the increasing of population growth is stayed on the top highest level that made all people around the world caring about. First I will show you about the cause‚ then I will list the consequence‚ finally I will tell you how we can find
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Academic Integrity What is the importance of writing‚ both academically and professionally? The importance of writing‚ both academically and professionally is to be able to communicate your thoughts properly to everyone whom you communicate with. I believe being able to write academically give you the foundation in which you are going to use when you write professionally. When you write professionally its important to be able to communicate to co-workers as well as potential clients
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DOWNSIZING 3 THE IMPACT OF DOWNSIZING PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE 4 ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFF 5 EARLY RETIREMENT 5 DOWNSIZING AND THE LEGAL ISSUES 6 REFERENCES: 6 INTRODUCTION Over the past decade‚ corporations have been under economic pressures for a long term. Consequently‚ some of them were eliminated from the local market‚ the survivors have been driven to reorganize‚ redesign and restructure their organization with the intention of maintaining their place in the market. According to
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the Maya‚ and the Modern World)and Greer (In How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse) have created analyzing both fallen and modern civilizations‚ both of these authors believe to some extent that a lack of resources is the beginning cause of a collapse of a civilization. There are some historians that believe that not all civilizations are doomed to collapse due to that previous civilizations were not able to properly and accurately handle their problems and as long as you sustain stability
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What are the main causes of teen suicides? Have you ever wondered what’s inside a depressed teenagers mind‚ and what that can lead to? Why has the teenage suicide rate been increasing? In the past decade‚ statistics have shown that around the world 276‚000 people between the ages 15 – 24 years old try to commit suicide and 5000 of these have succeeded. The main causes of suicide are failures at studies‚ stress‚ bullying‚ abuse‚ or rape‚ all these things basically lead to depression which
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Are academic goals really helpful for your future? Setting short-term goals and long-term goals can be very useful for your future. I personally will like to achieve many goals I’ve set for myself. Three most important goals I would definitely like to achieve are‚ Oral Communication‚ Critical Thinking‚ and Written Communication. I consider those goals so important for my future and for my career in business. Setting yourself with future goals can make a difference on your future and can take you
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Academic Success As a first year student at Bunker Hill‚ I am facing a couple challenges. I registered late so I don’t have the classes that I want at ideal days or times. I have classes Monday thru Friday. Then I got a job that requires me to come in two days a week‚ so I come in on Tuesday and Thursday. This is effecting my time management and study skills because they haven’t been improving they have been getting worse. Working on my time management‚ making a schedule‚ and working on
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