AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is an act of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author`s works as one`s own, as by not crediting the original author.
Considered plagiarism
1. turning in someone else`s work as your own
2. copying words or words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
3. failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
4. giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
5. changing words but copying the sentences structure of a sources without giving credit
Preventing plagiarism
1. planning your paper
-consult your instructor/lecturer
-plan your paper
-take effective notes
2. writing your paper
-cite sources
-make it clear who said what
-know how to paraphrase
-evaluate your sources
-include a reference page
CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGE
Grade point average(GPA) is can be calculated in final exam results
GPA= the total credit values registered and attempted in the assessment of a semester
the total credit units acquired in the same semester
HOW TO FIND GPA WEIGHTED BY CREDIT HOURS
1. multiply each numeric grade value by the numbers of credit the course was worth
2. add these numbers together
3. divide by the total number of credit you took
4. your GPA
CGPA= the total values registered and attempted in the assessment of all semesters
the total credit units acquired in all semesters
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