Library and information science text for Africa, L.O. Aina

  • Moshoeshoe-Chadzingwa M
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The purpose of this study was to investigate plagiarism among undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa. This study investigated the awareness and causes of plagiarism among undergraduate first, second and third year students of the departments of Chemistry and Mathematical Technology within the Faculty of Applied Science at a university of technology. A quantitative research method was used. The results of the study confirm that student plagiarism is fairly common. The study shows that 41% of undergraduate students think that plagiarism is very serious, but plagiarism is still being practised within these departments. It was also found that 71.9% of students admit to using the Internet to compile their assignments. This implies that the Internet is the most possible source of plagiarism. Students also used books and journal articles as possible sources to plagiarise.

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Moshoeshoe-Chadzingwa, M. (2013). Library and information science text for Africa, L.O. Aina. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 71(1). https://doi.org/10.7553/71-1-663

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