Please read this document in its entirety, before attempting your

assignment.

ECM 101 Assignment (Fall 2016)

Topic:

1. Discuss in detail the difference between the Islamic Economic System and
Conventional Economic System. State examples where necessary
Or
2. One of the objectives of Islamic Economic System is falah or success in The Hereafter.
Explain how falah can be achieved under the Islamic Economic System

Word limit:1200 to 1500

Expectations:
1. Please stick to the word limit mentioned above. The limit includes the lower and upper
limit and does not include words used in Bibliography
2. You may use flow charts and images to convey certain messages central to the theme
of your assignment
3. At IOU, we have a ZERO TOLERANCE on plagiarism and hence you are warned
from copying and pasting from the work of other authors. This will attract severe
penalty and I will not hesitate in marking 0 to such an assignment. You must read the
work of the other writers and authors and present them IN YOUR OWN WORDS
4. Please make sure the assignment is presented in an academic style using a Times New
Roman font of size 12
5. Kindly make sure your assignment is well referenced and the bibliography mentions
all the webpages and books you referred

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Uploading Instructions
1. Create a new MS Word file. Before typing your answer please add the following
information on the first page:

Student Name:

Student ID:

Course Name/Code:

Assignment Question:

Attempt Count: (1 or 2) [Type 1 if it is your first attempt. Type 2 if you are

uploading a revised version of your assignment after checking the plagiarism
percentage.]

2. Please upload as a Word Document only; do not make a PDF file and upload it as
this hampers grading and giving comments on your work.

3. Before you upload, you should suffix your name to the file name along with the
course code and your attempt count. E.g., if a student is uploading AQD 101
assignment for the first time, then the file name should be as follows:
AQD101_FirstName_1

4. Students who wish to re-submit their assignments are requested to re-upload their
assignment files and change the attempt count. For example if the file name was
AQD101_firstname_1, you may rename it as AQD101_FirstName_2. Assignments reuploaded with the same file name as the original file will not be scanned well by the
VeriCite system resulting in the same similarity index value instead of reflecting the
new percentage. After you re-upload (which is your second attempt), please also email
your course faculty, informing them about it so that they can verify and grade your
work accordingly.

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Important Instructions Regarding the

Second Attempt
1. Please note that when you first upload your assignment file, it is saved in
draft mode. To submit, you must press the Submit button. If you forget to
submit by not clicking on the Submit button, the file will remain in draft
mode and will not be considered for grading. Hence, note this point seriously
and proceed accordingly.
2. As soon as you have clicked on the Submit button, your first attempt has been
utilized. Your plagiarism score will be available within 24 hours in the same
page, in sha Allah. From the time you submit the first attempt, you have
exactly 5 days to review your plagiarism percentage and re-upload your revised
assignment file following the steps mentioned above in point 1. Failure to do
this will result in missing your opportunity to utilize the second attempt. Please
note that the countdown displaying the remaining time will appear on your
assignment page.
3. When you avail your second attempt count, the uploaded file will again appear
in draft mode. Please ensure to click the Submit button to submit your newly
uploaded file. Otherwise the file will remain in draft mode and will not be
considered for grading.

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IOUS Plagiarism Policy

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the universe and peace and blessing be upon the
last messenger Muhammad and all those who follow his path with righteousness until
the Last Day.
Please read and understand this policy in details before attempting any assignments at
IOU.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "He who deceives us is not one of
us." (Saheeh Muslim)
Definition of Plagiarism:
A common form of deception in studies is plagiarism. Plagiarism is sometimes
misunderstood to refer to copying alone; however, plagiarism is much deeper than just
copying. It includes quoting without proper references, collaboration, and stealing
other people's ideas while passing them off as ones own. Plagiarism is the failure to
acknowledge the ideas or writing of another or presentation of the ideas or writing
of another as ones own and should be read to cover intentional and unintentional
failure to acknowledge the ideas of others. In this context others means any other
person including a student, academic, professional, published author or other resource
such as the Internet. The Islamic Online University believes that failing to acknowledge
the use of ideas of others constitutes an important breach of Islamic and academic
values and conventions of the institution.
IOU Stance on Plagiarism
The Islamic Online University will not tolerate plagiarism in any form, and any student
caught plagiarizing will be penalized. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the
penalty could range from reduction of marks to rejection of the paper itself.
With respect to the assignments, the following constitutes plagiarism:
1) Copying someone else's assignment
2) Collaboration and working together on an assignment
3) Copying and Pasting entire articles of the internet
4) Quoting someone elses work without referencing the author
5) Using someone elses ideas or words without referencing them
To avoid plagiarism, be sure to:

Use quotation marks around a quote and cite the source.

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Reference all quotations and citations

Reword/paraphrase. Dont write word for word what you have read. Take notes
first in your own words, then write your assignment from your notes (not the
text).

For more information on how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite a source,
visit the following websites:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/10314.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/plagiarism.html
You may also test your understanding of plagiarism by using this link:
https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/tutorial/whatis1.html
Similarity Indicator
IOU reserves the right to submit all academic assignments to a plagiarism checker to
produce similarity ratings for each assignment. The similarity indicator provides a
rating of how similar text in the assignment is to resources available on the Internet.
In line with universal academic writing practices, IOU prefers that text be paraphrased
in the words of the student and not quoted directly, with the original author of the
knowledge being duly cited and referenced.
As a University-wide norm, IOU recommends that the similarity indicator does not
exceed 20%.
Result of Plagiarism
Assignments that contain a rating higher than 50% will be automatically rejected and
validated for plagiarism with a manual check by the tutorial assistant or relevant
academic. The student will be given a grade of 0 and there will be no second chances
for submitting the assignment.
The Tutorial Assistant or relevant academic will use the similarity rating in determining
the final grade of the submission.
Remember that we are Muslims studying Allahs religion, and so plagiarizing in Islamic
Studies is a sin and can rob your studies of reward.
May Allah bless you all with success with your coursework. Ameen.
IOU Admin.

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