Plagiarism is taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own, either accidentally or deliberately
Accidental plagiarism includes:
- Not referencing your sources correctly - forgetting in-text citations or reference list entries where required
- Forgetting to put quotation marks (" ") around direct quotations
Deliberate plagiarism includes:
- Intentionally copying someone else's work or changing it only slightly and submitting as your own
- Paying someone to write your essay or coursework assignment (contract cheating)
- Working together with others on a piece of coursework that was meant to be completed independently (collusion)
- Submitting your own work that has been submitted elsewhere (self-plagiarism).
Plagiarism is taken seriously and may have negative consequences for you if caught
