Plagiarism, Citing and Referencing at UWI St. Augustine: Plagiarism

• What is plagiarism?
• How do you plagiarise?
• How do you avoid plagiarism?
• Plagiarism - UWI guidelines
• Additional considerations - expectations and consequences
• Academic honesty
• UWI plagiarism resources
• Useful links
• Related UWI Guides

• Use many sources (know how to search effectively and efficiently)
• Have good sources to work from (know how to evaluate sources effectively)
• When taking notes, write down the source info
• When your do online research, go to the source of the info
• Learn how to cite/reference properly
• Write from your notes preferably
• Write in your own words
• Give yourself enough time
• If unsure, cite

• Students are expected to know and follow academic standards for citing sources
• Citing/referencing are academic competencies which a qualified, professional and graduate should possess

Consequences, in general, could be:

• failure of the course
• revision of the assignment
• deferred suspension
• suspension
• expulsion
• apology letter
• public embarrassment
• damage to your career/your reputation
• damage to the institution’s reputation

Deliberately

• word for word borrowing without acknowledging the source, whether intentional or not
• building on someone's ideas without citing their  spoken or written work

Unintentionally

• using the words of a source too closely when paraphrasing (where quotation marks should have been used) and not citing the source
• reusing a mix of words, phrases or ideas without indicating what has been borrowed and/or without properly citing the source

Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else’s language, ideas, or other original material and passing it off as one’s own.

Examples of plagiarism:

• Paraphrasing/summarising – without citing the source
• Quoting a source without using quotation marks – even if you cite it
• Downloading a paper from a free site - submitting it as your own.
• Copying or using work – by another student
• Changing words but copying the sentence structure – without giving credit
• Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

Breach of academic honesty but viewed by some as plagiarism

• Errors in citations and references make the reference 'unfindable'
• Referencing the wrong source
• Inconsistent referencing
• Citing sources you did not use
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation

Undergraduate guidelines

Plagiarism Policy

Undergraduate Plagiarism Regulations in the Undergraduate Handbook - pp. 56-57

Postgraduate guidelines

Plagiarism Policy 

Postgraduate Regulations

Academic & Intellectual Honesty = Honour Code

• As a scholar, develop the ability to learn, to gain knowledge and skills of academia, including writing, presenting and citing

Integrity

• As an academic, show honesty in using other persons work
• Allow verification of the work on which you have built your knowledge, be ethical in your choices, be professionally courteous

• In the world of work, you are expected to have a sound knowledge base and able to apply concepts as well as keep up-to date

• Ignorance of academic integrity or digital ethics
• Emphasis on grades vs. learning
• Poor time management and research skills
• Personal values and attitudes
• Peer pressure
• Temptation and opportunity
• Negative attitudes towards assignments, research, lecturers, supervisors...

Source: http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2013/10/plagiarism-and-digital-citizenship.html