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publication year, and page number in parentheses after the block
quote’s ending punctuation mark.

4.2.6 Plagiarism

Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your
own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your ◆ Unauthorised
work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished appropriation
material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is
covered under this definition. In the educational context, there are
differing definitions of plagiarism depending on the institution.
Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity and
a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to sanctions such as
penalties, suspension, expulsion from school or work, substantial
fines, and even imprisonment.
Plagiarism can be avoided by the following the below
guidelines:
i. Paraphrase the content.

ii. Use quotations.
iii. Cite the sources.
iv. Maintain records of the sources you refer to.

v. Use plagiarism checkers.

Summarised Overview

The final stage of a research work is report writing. It is through the research reports
that the researcher communicates about his work to the interested parties. Research
report is a formal statement which includes a complete and detailed account of detailed
research experience. While preparing a report, the researcher has to follow guidelines
that highlights with the format in which a report has to be prepared.

The content of the research report generally has three parts- Preliminary section,
Body of the report, and End matter. Using documentation styles helps to ensure that
all the citation and referencing has been correctly included in the report. The research
report should adhere to a particular documentation style while designing the format
which includes title of the study, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion,

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