Plagiarism
A Briefing for Students on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
INTRODUCTION
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Students at UCD are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. The work you submit to the University for assessment must be your own work. You will complete a wide variety of assignments during your time in University. This short guide has been developed to help you understand the importance of academic integrity in the preparation of your assignments. It is in two parts: •
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A question and answer section which explains: academic integrity; plagiarism and how to ensure that your work meets the University’s standards; A section with the University’s formal statement, policy and procedures for plagiarism.
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is academic integrity? As part of your learning experience you will have a number of assignments to complete1. Assignments are designed to help your learning and understanding of your subject by requiring you to demonstrate, through the completion of an assessment task, how well you have engaged with and understood the material you have studied. Assessment tasks will vary from subject to subject and can range from problem-solving to reporting on experimental data to the development and presentation of coherent and cogent arguments. It is expected that in producing an assignment, you may need to read and gather information from a range of sources including books, journals, official reports, newspapers or material from the Internet as well as ideas generated in discussion with colleagues and other students. When presenting your assignment on a topic it is really important to do two things: • Be explicit about any material or ideas presented by other people that you have included in your assignment; • Acknowledge the information that you have used to inform your assignment by including a complete list of references. These actions are the basis of good
INTRODUCTION
______________________________________________________________
Students at UCD are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. The work you submit to the University for assessment must be your own work. You will complete a wide variety of assignments during your time in University. This short guide has been developed to help you understand the importance of academic integrity in the preparation of your assignments. It is in two parts: •
•
A question and answer section which explains: academic integrity; plagiarism and how to ensure that your work meets the University’s standards; A section with the University’s formal statement, policy and procedures for plagiarism.
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is academic integrity? As part of your learning experience you will have a number of assignments to complete1. Assignments are designed to help your learning and understanding of your subject by requiring you to demonstrate, through the completion of an assessment task, how well you have engaged with and understood the material you have studied. Assessment tasks will vary from subject to subject and can range from problem-solving to reporting on experimental data to the development and presentation of coherent and cogent arguments. It is expected that in producing an assignment, you may need to read and gather information from a range of sources including books, journals, official reports, newspapers or material from the Internet as well as ideas generated in discussion with colleagues and other students. When presenting your assignment on a topic it is really important to do two things: • Be explicit about any material or ideas presented by other people that you have included in your assignment; • Acknowledge the information that you have used to inform your assignment by including a complete list of references. These actions are the basis of good