Cheating

Plagiarism

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 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 generally understood to be the student's own work and where any such work is identical to, or similar to, another student's work, an assumption 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.

Plagiarism

Specifically, plagiarism occurs when:

phrases and passages are used verbatim without quotation marks and without a reference to the author;
an author's work is paraphrased and presented without a reference;
other students' work is copied;
items of assessment are written in conjunction with other students (without prior permission of the relevant staff member);
a piece of work has already been submitted for assessment in another course;
other people's designs and images are presented as the student's own work.

Plagiarism is an attempt to obtain undeserved academic advantage. Students suspected of plagiarism will be given the opportunity to explain their plagiarism in the company of their lecturer and the course coordinator. If the course coordinator believes that plagiarism has occurred, students will normally receive no marks at all for the piece of work concerned. Cases of deliberate plagiarism will be reported to the director of the college in accordance with college policy. Serious or repeated cases may be reported to the university Discipline Committee.

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