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TOPIC 6 : ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE

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WEEK 4 (8/8/2018) BY SIR MOHD ZAHID LATON A.     PLAGIARISM Defintion : An act of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author’s work as one’s own as by not crediting the original author. Examples : 1.      Copying words from someone else without giving credits. 2.      Giving incorrect information about the source   of a quotation. 3.      Copy most of the words from a source whether you give credit or not. Ways to prevent plagiarism     Consult with your lecturer if what you have been doing is plagiarism.   Take effective notes from the lecturer.    Give credits and make sure of it.    Use paraphrase.                                                                                              Example of paraphrase    Use citation – APA Style                                     Include a reference page B.      Grade poin
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TOPIC 5 : TAKING LECTURE NOTES

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WEEK 4 (8/8/2018) BY SIR MOHD ZAHID LATON                 What is lecture notes? Lecture notes is notes made by a person who attends a lecture. Reasons why we need to take lecture notes. Ø Promotes active listening because we are writing while listening. Ø Provides accurate record of information because we heard it straight from the lecture. Ø Provides an opportunity to interpret, condense and organize information. Ø Provides an opportunity for repetition of the material because notes can be keep and bring to anywhere. A. How to take lecture notes                 Before taking notes 1.      Read text assignments before class start or while waiting for the lecturer to come to the class. This will helps us to : ü know or understand more about the background of the topic ü have some ideas on what the lecture is about ü identify main points from the lecture easily when we know what the topic is about ü be familiar with the k
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