IRM1501
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 21 AUGUST 2026
, Opens: 7 August 2026, 8:00 AM
Due: 21 August 2026, 12:00 PM
ASSIGNMENT ONE
Unique number – 249440
Question:
Discuss plagiarism and use examples where necessary.
DEFINING PLAGIARISM (LEARNING UNIT 6)
Study Unit 6 of the IRM1501 module states that ethics in research involves "a generic
term for various ways of understanding and examining moral life" . The study guide
further explains that before research can be considered "ethical and credible", it must
meet certain ethical considerations and principles.
In this context, the Oxford English Dictionary defines plagiarism as the "action or
practice of plagiarising; the wrongful appropriations or purloining, and publication as
one's own, of the ideas, or expression of the ideas ... of another"
The IRM1501 study guide further states that plagiarism is "fraud that occurs when a
researcher steals the ideas or writings of another or uses them without citing the
source"
In the context of this module, the University of South Africa (Unisa) defines plagiarism
as "the act of taking words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting it as your own".
This understanding aligns with the explanation provided in Study Unit 6 that plagiarism
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 21 AUGUST 2026
, Opens: 7 August 2026, 8:00 AM
Due: 21 August 2026, 12:00 PM
ASSIGNMENT ONE
Unique number – 249440
Question:
Discuss plagiarism and use examples where necessary.
DEFINING PLAGIARISM (LEARNING UNIT 6)
Study Unit 6 of the IRM1501 module states that ethics in research involves "a generic
term for various ways of understanding and examining moral life" . The study guide
further explains that before research can be considered "ethical and credible", it must
meet certain ethical considerations and principles.
In this context, the Oxford English Dictionary defines plagiarism as the "action or
practice of plagiarising; the wrongful appropriations or purloining, and publication as
one's own, of the ideas, or expression of the ideas ... of another"
The IRM1501 study guide further states that plagiarism is "fraud that occurs when a
researcher steals the ideas or writings of another or uses them without citing the
source"
In the context of this module, the University of South Africa (Unisa) defines plagiarism
as "the act of taking words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting it as your own".
This understanding aligns with the explanation provided in Study Unit 6 that plagiarism
