1. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Plagiarism CSEM03 REPLI

2. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 What is plagiarism? Notes from the University of Sunderland Library help page http://www.library.sunderland.ac.uk/the- library/researchers/self-help/infobites/plagiarism_html http://www.library.sunderland.ac.uk/the- library/researchers/self-help/infobites/plagiarism_html http://www.library.sunderland.ac.uk/the- library/researchers/self-help/infobites/plagiarism_html Plagiarism is the use of the words, thoughts, findings, ideas etc. of others without acknowledging them as such. Some instances of plagiarism are deliberate, for example, if work is copied in order to meet a deadline. In other cases it may be done in innocence or ignorance, when a student may be experiencing difficulty in approaching a task, or because they do not understand the importance of citing sources correctly. Either way, plagiarism is a form of cheating and will be penalised. Collusion Collusion is another form of plagiarism. While collaboration and group work are often required to encourage students to exchange ideas and work as a team, this must not result in the submission of individual work that is essentially the same or very similar. In such cases, collaboration becomes collusion.

3. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Definition Definition New Oxford Dictionary of English 2001 The repeated or habitual, intentional presentation or publication of the work of others without any, or any proper, acknowledgement of the source of that work by a responsible, informed individual as if it were that individual's own work. Plagiarism is presenting somebody else's work as your own. Plagiarism is using other's ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information. To plagiarise is to give the impression that the student has written, thought or discovered something that he or she has in fact borrowed from someone else without acknowledging this in an appropriate manner.

4. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Why do students plagiarise? Lack of confidence –Sometimes it seems obvious that someone has written something online or in a journal or book and has phrased it so well that you think you cannot do better. –But to learn how to write in an academic style you need to read the material, understand it and then write your own notes in your own words –You can quote small sections but they must be in quotation marks ( so it is obvious that you have not written those words).

5. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Moral and ethical issues Plagiarism is cheating Widespread plagiarism devalues the work from that institution –-If you take shortcuts when writing material e.g. buying an essay online, you are not learning anything and the other students who work very hard will be at a disadvantage.

6. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Individual responsibility Every assignment has a declaration that you the student have submitted your own work It is your responsibility not to lend out your work so that others may copy it. –You may feel that you are helping someone but if the work then copied wholesale then you are at risk of penalties as well as the person copying.

7. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Notice on assignments IMPORTANT INFORMATION You are required to submit your work within the bounds of the University Infringement of Assessment Regulations (see your Programme Guide). Plagiarism, paraphrasing and downloading large amounts of information from external sources, will not be tolerated and will be dealt with severely. Although you should make full use of any source material, which would normally be an occasional sentence and/or paragraph (referenced) followed by your own critical analysis/evaluation. You will receive no marks for work that is not your own. Where you are asked to submit an individual piece of work, the work must be entirely your own. Students may research together, and in many cases, are actively encouraged to do so. However, you must analyse, evaluate and critically appraise the requirements of your assignment and produce the work on your own. The safety of your assessments is your responsibility. You must not permit another student access to your work unless such access is specifically allowed in the assignment guidelines. Where referencing is required, unless otherwise stated, the Harvard referencing system must be used (see your Programme Guide).

8. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service for Higher Education Institutions JISC offers advice for staff and students on avoiding plagiarism http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=services_plagiarism/http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=services_plagiarism

9. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Using Turnitin in Vista We can now use Turnitin inside Vista without registering with JISC

10. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 Next step

11. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 How many times can you submit to Turnitin? You can submit drafts to Turnitin as many times as you like to check that you have not plagiarised.

12. University of Sunderland CSEM03 R.E.P.L.I. Unit 6 The report