question about plagiarism (1 Viewer)

[totallybord]

hi,
im kinda confused about studying for exams
im making notes but i know that unis are very strict about plagiarism and copying word for word etc. but some notes like biology notes are very hard to reword and paraphrase so i was wondering if in exams, they would take marks off for direct quoting something impossible to paraphrase without referencing? any suggestions about how to overcome this prob?
thanks!

 

[Kwayera]

If you're unsure, put it into quotation marks and do your best to cite a source (like your textbook). But it's always better to rephrase.

 

[runoutofsleep]

if you can't explain something in your own words you don't understand it well enough imo

 

[Silver Persian]

The markers do relax expectations about the level of referencing you will be capable of doing in an exam - so I don't think you need to worry about it too much.

But as Kwayera said, if in doubt, it only takes a moment to wrtie, "According to Smith..."

 

[Gloves]

The markers do relax expectations about the level of referencing you will be capable of doing in an exam - so I don't think you need to worry about it too much.

But as Kwayera said, if in doubt, it only takes a moment to wrtie, "According to Smith..."

who's smith?

 

[Silver Persian]

He's a famous biologist you nong.

 

[Gloves]

He's a famous biologist you nong.

he sounds cool.