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Anti Plagiarism Unit (APU) at Faculty of Quality Enhancement, Research & Publications, at NUML, has initiated a series of training sessions and workshops for instructors and students, on Turnitin use. These are conducted by Mr. Adnan Rashid, Focal Person for Anti-Plagiarism at NUML. Different categories of participant attended and utilized these sessions. These are initiated in order to implement NUML’s Plagiarism Policy across all departments and facilitate instructors in effective Turnitin use. The details of these sessions are as under:

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One-Day Workshop on Quality Assurance Processes and NUML Plagiarism Policy for Focal Persons from Regional Campuses

On 15th October 2012, Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) organized a One-Day Workshop on Quality Assurance Processes and NUML Plagiarism Policy for Focal Persons from Regional Campuses of NUML. The four interactive sessions of the workshop focused on Quality Assurance Mechanisms at departmental level, plagiarism awareness among students and instructors, NUML Plagiarism Policy and Turnitin Implementation processes. The resource persons for the said workshop were Dr. Khurrum Shehzad Azam (Head, QEC), for Quality Assurance Processes, and Mr. Adnan Rasheed (Focal Person for Anti-Plagiarism), for Turnitin Implementation and NUML Plagiarism Policy.

Turnitin Orientation Sessions for M.Phil Instructors

A Turnitin Orientation session for Instructors of M.Phil Classes was held at NUML by Adnan Rashid, Focal Person for Anti-Plagiarism, on 25^th November 2011. This session aimed at highlighting NUML’s Plagiarism Policy and giving a hands-on practice to Instructors in using Turnitin. It was interactively attended by 20 M.Phil instructors from various disciplines. Clarity regarding Turnitin use was further reinforced by on-spot demonstration of solution to many queries raised by participants.

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Turnitin Orientation Sessions for M.Phil Students

A  two-day session titled as “ How not to Plagiarize?” was carried out  for M.Phil students at NUML by Adnan Rashid, Focal Person for Anti-Plagiarism, on 2^nd & 9^th December 2011. It was organized to inform students about NUML’s Plagiarism Policy and addressing common confusions about plagiarism, referencing styles, etc. The queries of the participants were noted and attended to/ answered right there. Many aspects of Turnitin document processing were demonstrated live, to acquaint students with the mechanism.

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Turnitin Orientation Sessions for Departmental Focal Persons

NUML assigns a vital role to focal persons from each department, in facilitating instructors and students in Plagiarism-related issues. In this regard A Turnitin Orientation session for Departmental Focal Persons was conducted by Adnan Rashid, Focal Person for Anti-Plagiarism, on 12^th November 2011. This session aimed at highlighting NUML’s Plagiarism Policy and giving a hands-on practice to Focal Persons in using Turnitin. It was interactively attended by 11 representatives of various departments at NUML.  Clarity regarding Turnitin use was further reinforced by on spot demonstration of solution to many queries raised by participants.

In continuation of sessions, a Two-day training workshop was also organized. It was attended by 18 representatives from different departments at NUML. It was organized to equip the participants with necessary Turnitin knowledge and practice, address individual queries and set targets for implementation of NUML’s Plagiarism Policy at department level.  The workshop ended on elaboration of duties and targets for participants as focal persons.