Plagiarism

These notes set out the key principles for staff to consider when investigating a case of academic misconduct, including the University’s legal obligations regarding evidence, proof, the rights of students and the rules of natural justice.

The University Academic Misconduct Procedures can be found on the Academic Misconduct webpage.

This article includes useful guidance on preventing and detecting plagiarism. The article focuses on research papers, but is relevant to all academic writing. It is particularly useful for dissertations.

The paper covers strategies for raising awareness, including understanding why students cheat; educating yourself and your students about plagiarism; discussing the benefits of citing sources and

This leaflet can be used to talk to students about the importance of good academic practice. It outlines the different levels of academic misconduct, from unintentional mistakes to serious cases of cheating, and gives an overview of how the University’s Academic Misconduct Procedures work.

This case study presents information about issues of plagiarism and students‘ work gained through working with art and design academic staff. Examples of general statements which can be used in art and design teaching are given as well as a series of student activities; these can be adopted not only by other art and design staff but also by those teaching classes which have visual components.
Clarifying plagiarism for students in their often preferred visual domain should enable them to understand the reasons and application for citation in text arenas.