1999 Science Handbook - Plagiarism and cheating

Plagiarism and cheating

Plagiarism means using the ideas of someone else without giving them the proper credit. Plagiarism shall be considered to have occurred if:

a computer program substantially written by someone else (another student, a previous student or the author of a publication) is presented as the student's own work;
paragraphs or sentences written by someone else are used in essays without full reference to source;
work of someone else is paraphrased and is not appropriately attributed and referenced;
laboratory results of someone else are used without appropriate attribution.

Departments may provide specific advice about what constitutes plagiarism in their disciplines.
Plagiarism is regarded as cheating when there is intent to gain advantage. Students should note that cheating is regarded as a very serious offence which is likely to lead not only to failure in the subject concerned, but also to additional penalties, including exclusion. Students should carefully note that the taking of any unauthorised material into examinations, such as notes and unauthorised dictionaries, will be regarded as cheating. Students should also note that essays/assignments and other work are understood to be the student's own work and where any such work is identical with, or similar to another student's work, a suspicion of cheating may arise. Where students wish to undertake work in conjunction with other students, it is suggested that the matter be discussed with the lecturer concerned.