Stellenbosch University Online courses
Stellenbosch University Online courses where you can Study online – at your own time – for an internationally recognised qualification. Choose an online degree from a broad range of subject areas. You can study to masters, diploma or certificate level, or take a short credit-bearing course at Stellenbosch University.
This course aims to ensure that Stellenbosch University (SU) postgraduate students:
- are aware of the content in SU’s Policies on Plagiarism
- understand what plagiarism constitutes within the academic world
- know how to avoid plagiarizing by applying principles of good academic writing
- know how to use the software tool Turnitin in a meaningful way
This online course covers:
- An overview of research integrity and ethical scientific writing
- Practical exercises illustrating plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarizing by critically engaging with other scholarly work, by using correct paraphrasing and referencing techniques.
- The role of Turnitin and how to interpret a Turnitin similarity report
- And is housed on SUNLearn (learn.sun.ac.za). Access this course here once you have logged in to SUNLearn.
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