Plagiarism

All work submitted by a student as part of the requirements for any degree or examination must be expressed in the student's own words and must incorporate his or her own ideas and judgements. Plagiarism—the presentation of another person's thoughts or words as one's own—must be avoided. Direct quotations from the published or unpublished work of others must always be clearly identified as such by being placed inside quotation marks, and a full reference to their source must be provided in the proper form. Remember that a series of short quotations from several different sources, if not clearly identified as such, constitutes plagiarism just as much as does a single unacknowledged long quotation from a single source. Equally, if you summarise another person's ideas or judgements, you must refer to that person in your text, and include the work referred to in should therefore consult your tutor if you are in any doubt about what is permissible. Recourse to the services of 'ghost-writing' agencies is strictly forbidden, and students who make use of the services of such agencies render themselves liable for an academic penalty.

Simply put, plagiarism is a form of fraud. That is why the University takes it extremely seriously. Even if it was unintentional, plagiarism may, if detected, lead at the very least to a mark of zero on the assessed work and at most to suspension from all further study in the University.