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Avoiding Plagiarism at UTS
CB01.05.25 (02) 9514 9733 helps@uts.edu.au www.helps.uts.edu.au
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Learning Objectives understand the meaning of plagiarism and why it is to be avoided appreciate the importance of academic integrity gain practical skills by completing an online tutorial and quiz
What is plagiarism? presenting someone else’s work in any format as your own original work without appropriate acknowledgement of the author or its source can also be deliberate cheating or copying and pasting from sources without correct acknowledgement is a type of student misconduct and a breach of academic integrity can result in failing the assessment task, failing the subject and/or being excluded from the university
Examples of plagiarism (this is not an exhaustive list!)
copying out part(s) of any document, audio-visual material, computer-based material or
artistic piece without acknowledging the source. This includes copying directly or
indirectly from the original, for example, photocopying, faxing, emailing, or by any other
means, including memorising.
using another person's concepts, results, processes
or conclusions, and presenting them as your own
paraphrasing and/or summarising another's work without acknowledging the source
buying or acquiring an assignment written by someone else on your behalfAcademic integrity involves trust between students, academic staff and examiners helps to continue the value of an institution’s reputation and the value of a degree/credentials demands personal integrity and respect for scholarship requires correct referencing techniques to acknowledge the original source of your information
Examples of breaching academic integrity (student misconduct) submitting an assignment which is all or partly written or designed by someone else, including: copying from someone you know, downloading or buying from an Internet site allowing another person to submit your work as his/her own working together with another student on an assignment intended for individual submission, and then submitting work which is similar in content and language placing a request and offering to pay someone to complete your assessment, and then submitting that assessment task as your own
The most important message
Learn the importance of original writing and attribution -
this fosters critical thinking skills that are important to
student success.Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
(Click on the image to go directly to
the tutorial)Post-Tutorial Discussion Questions – Discuss with your partner Was there anything you didn’t understand in the online tutorial? Are you now able to define what plagiarism is? Do you understand the techniques of quoting, paraphrasing and summarising? Do you appreciate the importance of referencing?
Avoiding Plagiarism Quiz
(Click on the image to go directly to
the tutorial)Post-Quiz Questions – Discuss with your partner Were you surprised/pleased with your quiz score? Which quiz questions were particularly challenging? What is your take-away from having completed the quiz? How do you think your writing will change in the future?
What to do if you need more help avoiding plagiarism …… Contact academic staff such as your tutor, instructor, lecturer or subject/course co-ordinator about your studies, either face-to-face in class, in a consultation or via email/discussion board Visit HELPS and talk to a HELPS Advisor: www.helps.uts.edu.au Use HELPS Self-help resources online: http://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps/self-help- resources/referencing-and-plagiarism
References
Higher Education Language and Presentation Support 2016, What is plagiarism?, UTS, Sydney, viewed 10 February 2016,
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University of Technology Sydney 2016, Advice to students on good academic practice, UTS, Sydney, viewed 10 February 2016,
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University of Technology Sydney 2016, Avoiding plagiarism tutorial and quiz, UTS, Sydney, viewed 10 February 2016,
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Higher Education Language and Presentation Support
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• Studying at UTS: Preparation for University Study
• Avoiding Plagiarism at UTS
• Writing in Academic Style
• Giving a Presentation
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