In the past two months two prominent European government ministers have been forced to resign over plagiarism issues. In April the Hungarian president, Pal Schmitt (above) had to step down after it was shown that his doctorate thesis on the Olympics was copied from two main sources. Then on May 15th Romania's Education Minister, Ioan Mang, who is a computer scientist, resigned after it was shown that eight of his academic papers were plagiarised.
Plagiarism is now a major concern in universities, and all students need to be aware of what it means and how to avoid it, including accidental plagiarism. Many colleges run plagiarism awareness courses for new students, and it's a good idea to take such a course, as well as studying strategies for plagiarism avoidance.
A good starting point to test your knowledge of plagiarism is this quiz - try it now!
http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/bailey/questions.asp?unit=1
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