Slightly different from China, foreign academic norms are very strict, and academic fraud costs a lot. Not only dissertations, but also ordinary class reports and course papers should indicate the source when quoting other people's contents. Otherwise, if they are put into a huge discussion library for comparative retrieval, as long as there is a short sentence plagiarized, they will be marked and punished by zero score, cancellation of degree or expulsion from school. Teacher Wang, a well-known consultant studying abroad, believes that thesis writing, especially graduation thesis, is an important basis for students' learning level, and plagiarism is an absolute taboo. If you have ever been cheated or copied, it will be affected in the process of visa application and job search. Frequently asked questions about plagiarism of foreign students' papers

1. copy the main ideas, general ideas and framework of the original work;

2. Copy the whole paragraph and page directly, and at the same time copy the quotations, notes or only a few notes in the original work for concealment or misleading;

3. Use the original statement, or directly modify the original information and text, or change the statement without indicating the source;

4. Copying the same article and modifying the order and logic of the article;

5. Pick out sentences or paragraphs from different articles and paste them into an article;

6. Similar to some paragraphs or sentences in students' papers.

How to avoid plagiarism?

1. Many schools will have special academic writing training classes at the beginning of the semester, emphasizing the prohibition of plagiarism and how to standardize citation. There are also relevant regulations on the school website, and some professors will emphasize them again when assigning homework.

2. Borrow some books about writing norms from the university library. There are many such books.

Chen, who is studying in a famous foreign school, said that there are teachers in the writing center of his school who will help you correct your grammar and ideas, but ask students to take the initiative to ask for help.