ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & PERFORMANCE

Lecture by : En. Mohd Ikhsan bin Md Raus, En. Roslan Jamaluddin & En. Mohd Faizal Azrul Azwan Muhamed

Date :12th July 2017

Place : Dewan Kuliah 2

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM ?
An act of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM ?

• Lectures can check it using 'turniting' software
• Refer to webpage of inQKa

HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM ?

• Paraphrasing

Express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

Tips to paraphrasing

- Use synonyms

- Retain the meaning

- change passive words to active words or active words to passive words

Example of paraphrasing :

     The essence of life is time

          answer: Time is an essence of life

• Referencing

Provide (a book or article) with citations of authorities

Tips to referencing

- Citing your source within the text

- Refer to the guidelines

- Make a reference/bibliographies page

Example of reference page:

Okay, let's move to the next topic.

WHAT IS GPA ?

- Grade point average

- Calculate by adding up all accumulate final exam grades and dividing that figure by total course hour

- GPA= (credit hours x grade value) 

                   total credit hours

WHAT IS CGPA ?

- Cumulative grade point average

- Calculate by adding up all GPA every semester and dividing that figure by total course hour every semester

- CGPA = total GPA every semester

            total credit hours every semester

WHAT IS iCGPA ?

- Integrated cumulative grade point average

A system or mechanism for assessing and reporting learner's integrated development and learning gains of their ADAB (ethics and values), their declarative and functional knowledge amd their disciplinary skills and technical abilities.

How to calculate GPA :

SUBJECT	GRADE	CREDIT HOUR		GRADE VALUE	TOTAL
CTU 081	B	2.00	X	3.00	6.00
TMS 071	B	2.00	X	3.00	6.00
TSL 011	B	4.00	X	3.00	12.00
TSL 021	A-	4.00	X	3.67	14.68
TSL 031	B-	4.00	X	2.67	10.68
TSL 041	B	4.00	X	3.00	12.00
TSL 051	B	2.00	X	3.00	6.00
TSL 061	A	2.00	X	4.00	8.00
		PLUS AND EQUAL			PLUS AND EQUAL
		24			75.36

FINAL ANSWER – 75.36/24 = 3.14

How to calculate CGPA ?

PART 1							PART 2
SUBJECT	GRADE	CREDIT HOUR		GRADE VALUE	TOTAL		SUBJECT	GRADE	CREDIT HOUR		GRADE VALUE	TOTAL
ELC 120	B	5.00	X	3.00	15.00		ELC 150	B+	4.00	X	3.33	13.32
ACC 106	C	3.00	X	2.00	6.00		ACC 166	B-	4.00	X	2.67	10.68
MAT 114	A	3.00	X	4.00	12.00		QMT 181	A	3.00	X	4.00	12.00
CTU 100	A	2.00	X	4.00	8.00		MAT 187	A	3.00	X	4.00	12.00
HBU 111	A	1.00	X	4.00	4.00		HBU 121	A-	1.00	X	3.67	3.67
MGT 162	B-	3.00	X	2.67	8.01		CTU 151	A-	2.00	X	3.67	7.34
ECO 122	C	3.00	X	2.00	6.00		CSC 134	D	4.00	X	1.00	4.00
							ECO 162	C	3.00	X	2.00	6.00
		PLUS AND EQUAL			PLUS AND EQUAL				PLUS AND EQUAL			PLUS AND EQUAL
		20			59.01				24			69.01

FINAL ANSWER – ( 59.01 + 69.01 ) / ( 20 + 24 ) = 2.91

FAILURE AND DISMISSAL STATUS

D1 CGPA less than 1.80

D2 CGPA less than 1.80 with P1 status

D3 CGPA less than 2.00 with P2 status

D4 Failed in a certain courses for the third time

D5 CGPA is less than 2.00 at the end of the maximum period of study and still have courses which have not been completed

D6 Passed all the courses required by a progaramme and fulfilled all the requirements of the programme but acquired a CGPA of less than 2.00

D7 Did not sit for the examinations of all the registered courses for that semester without approval of the University