@article{UNY3483, journal = {Cakrawala Pendidikan Edisi Dies 2010}, author = {M.Hum. Mulyana}, title = {PENCEGAHAN TINDAK PLAGIARISME DALAM PENULISAN SKRIPSI: UPAYA MEMPERKUAT PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER DI DUNIA AKADEMIK}, url = {http://eprints.uny.ac.id/3483/}, abstract = {Plagiarism Prevention in Thesis Writing: An Attempt to Strengthen Character Building in the Academic World. The study is aimed at describing plagiarism in thesis writing at a tertiary educational institution. The study was conducted in the Javanese Department, Faculty of Language and Arts, Yogyakarta State University. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and observations, and analysed using the explanatory approach, espesially the qualitative descriptive technique. The findings show that plagiarism in thesis writing includes duplicating, consisting of (1) duplicating titles, (2) duplicating contents, (3) duplicating theories, (4) duplicating, and (5) duplicating references. The process approach in thesis writing can be used to prevent plagiarism. Such an approach consists of steps as follows: returning the thesis draft, showing original sources, and cancelling the thesis. These can be carried out by investigating, discussing, evaluating, and presenting thesis titles and contents. Keywords: plagiarism, thesis writing, character building} }