TOPIC 6 : ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE

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 point average

 A grade point average is a number representing the average value of the accumulated final grades earned in courses over time.

Formula for GPA and CGPA

EXAMPLE CALCULATION OF GPA 

SUBJECT	MARKS / GRADE POINT	TOTAL ( GRADE POINT X CREDIT)
FAR110	85 % / 4.00	4.00 X 3 = 12.00
ECO162	60 % / 2.67	2.67 X 3 = 8.01
MAT112	63 % / 2.67	2.67 X 3 = 8.01
MGT162	73 % /  3.33	3.33 X 3 = 9.99
CTU101	86 % / 4.00	4.00 X 2 = 8.00
ELC120	85 % / 4.00	4.00 X 3 = 12.00

GPA = 12.00 + 8.01 + 8.01 + 9.99 + 8.00 + 12.00

                                (5 X 3) + ( 1 X 2)

           = 58.01

                17

           = 3.41