Academic integrity is very important as it is the basis of strong research and enables us to move forward as academic authors. Integrity means that we are remaining true to the spirit of a moral and ethical framework for our research and its outcomes. This means that we provide credit (citations) to those who helped shape our thinking and provide references so that others can see their work. Here Dr. Frank Talaue talks about the best ways to keep plagiarism at bay:

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