• Mohammad Al Ghafri

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• Tahaseena Syed

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• Younes Audeh

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This paper tackles a very important academic issue that many students do not take seriously-- Plagiarism. It is dishonesty that corrupts and spoils any work; written or oral, and turns it upside down. However, scholars and students, at any stage of study, can get a clear idea about what it means to plagiarize: the bad side of plagiarism, and finally how to overcome all problems to get a very good piece of writing with correct citations and documentations. In order to have a clear and complete idea about this problem, a questionnaire is given to a fourth- year Information Technology-IT- students at Ibri College of Applied Sciences- the Sultanate of Oman. What we have found is that plagiarism is a bad act and a crime, as well, and those who commit it are criminals and should be sent to court. Implications, and suggestions will be highlighted in detail in the article.

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