Plagiarism

Plagiarism

My first year of university has proved to be a large platform for work and progress. Through various projects and presentations, individual or group ones, and even more through feedback on my work, I managed to develop my academic and personal skills both as an independent learner, but also as a member of formal or informal groups. Having been assigned tasks such as literature reviews, research essays or reflective essays, all of them involving either an oral or written presentation, I employed a range of skills that could not have found a better environment to develop in; critical thinking, working with others and time management are just few examples.
The module I have undertaken in the second term, Personal Skills for Business Management Students, has undoubtedly drawn my attention to some of my weak points, such as note taking strategies and paraphrasing, and helped me improve them, as well as acknowledge the importance of developing a workload plan for each assessment. Even though time management has proved to be one of my strengths in each of the previous tasks I have accomplished, I still believe that there is always space for improvement. Referencing would make an exception to this rule: once I learn the rules, I cannot improve anymore, but only pay more attention to avoid making mistakes. However, I am aware of the importance of applying a correct referencing which, according to Wyse (2006), is significant in any form of academic writing, as it helps us to ensure that we avoid the risk of being accused of stealing others' work. I found referencing an easy detail of academic writing after my very first university essay, last term, and I received good feedback in regards to it for all of my essays so far.
As a result of undertaking this module, I managed to deeply analyse most of my academic skills, both as an individual, but also as a team member. Feedback received on our first group task was extremely meaningful in acknowledging the importance of...

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