This workshop is for International students, particularly those for whom English is not a first language, can face significant problems in acquiring the skills of Academic writing in a UK university. 

This series of workshops has been designed specifically for our international students who do not have English as a first language and consists of five half day sessions that address the following important areas: (1) Critical thinking and writing; (2) Accuracy in English; (3) Conventions of academic English: (4) Editing and proof-reading your work; (5) Plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it.

All workshops take a communicative and interactive approach to learning: pair and group work is encouraged. Handouts are provided for students taking part.
The fifth session is Plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it 
Pre-course information:
Ideally, participants should have already registered with and familiarised themselves with TurnitinUK.
Course description:
Many students may not be fully aware of what constitutes plagiarism, nor have the strategies to avoid it. This workshop aims to ensure that participants can be more confident in the integrity of their academic work.
The workshop includes an explanation of what constitutes plagiarism, accidental or otherwise, and a demonstration and exploration of what the TurnitinUK Originality Report identifies as ‘matching’ text in its database. It encourages participants to regard TurnitinUK as a writing development tool, NOT simply a plagiarism checker. 
Issues identified are used as a basis for an introduction to the essential strategies for avoiding plagiarism: what patchwriting is; the stages of effective summarising and paraphrasing, and a brief overview of editing direct quotations. A helpful academic website is also provided, which allows participants to reuse phrases in their academic writing that do not constitute plagiarism. Practice materials are included.



Please indicate if you have any access requirements so that we may facilitate you in attending this event in The Graduate School by emailing in advance to graduateschool@qub.ac.uk

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