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Plagiarism

The University views plagiarism as a serious offence. Hence, in an effort to ensure the quality and

originality of research and publication, students are expected to adhere to the rules and guideline in

the Handbook on how to avoid plagiarism. The University encourages all written work to be screened

for plagiarism using the Turnitin software. Depending on the extent of plagiarism, students found guilty

of this academic misconduct will be subjected to disciplinary action which ranges from a warning to

expulsion from the University. All UM students have a Turnitin account through the UM Library

account.

The plagiarism policy is clearly stated in the UMGSB Research Project Handbook. Plagiarism is a serious

academic offence that is defined as being liars, insecure, dishonest and disrespectful in research

practice. Plagiarism occurs when the idea of another person is taken without reference to its source.

To avoid plagiarism, Final Report submitted by the student for the purposes of examination shall NOT

exceed 25% of the total similarity index as provided by Turnitin. The supervisor should verify and

endorse the Turnitin report to be submitted together with the Final Report for examination.

In case plagiarism is detected in a Research Project sent for examination to the assessor, Special

Committee will be setup to investigate and hearings will be conducted to decide on the disciplinary

action to be taken against the student. Disciplinary action could range from minimum (repeat the

Research Project with a new topic) to maximum (termination of the student from the Master’s degree).

Should second offence is detected, the student will be terminated automatically from the Master’s

degree programme.
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