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Ðundermines€the€collegial€and€ethical€principles€which€underpin€the€work€of€a€UniversityÐ Ê ÐÌò òÔ‡Šˆ3ˆXX§ Ô2à0  àThe€Dangers€of€Plagiarism€and€How€to€Avoid€itÔ#†X§ XˆŠˆ3¥#Ôó óТò"" ÐÌThe€integrity€of€learning€and€scholarship€depends€on€a€code€of€conduct€governing€goodÐ Œ!Ü Ðpractise€and€acceptable€academic€behaviour.€One€of€the€most€important€elements€of€goodÐ x"È  Ðpractise€involves€acknowledging€carefully€the€people€whose€ideas€we€have€used,€borrowed,€orÐ d#´! Ðdeveloped.€All€students€and€scholars€are€bound€by€these€rules€because€all€scholarly€workÐ P$ " Ðdepends€in€one€way€or€another€on€the€work€of€others.Ð <%Œ # ÐÌTherefore,€there€is€nothing€wrong€in€a€student€using€the€work€of€others€as€a€basis€for€theirÐ 'd"% Ðown€work,€nor€is€it€evidence€of€inadequacy€on€the€student's€part,€provided€they€do€not€attemptÐ (P#& Ðto€pass€off€someone€else's€work€as€their€own.Ð ì(<$' ÐÌTo€maintain€good€academic€practice,€so€that€a€student€may€be€given€credit€for€their€ownÐ Ä*&) Ðefforts,€and€so€that€their€own€contribution€can€be€properly€appreciated€and€evaluated,€theyÐ °+'* Ðshould€acknowledge€their€sources€and€they€should€ALWAYS:Ð œ,ì'+ ÐÌÔ_ÔiÔ_Ôà0  àstate€clearly€in€the€appropriate€form€where€they€found€the€material€on€which€they€haveÐ t.Ä)- Ðbased€their€work,€using€the€system€of€reference€specified€by€the€Division€in€whichÐ `/°*. Ðtheir€assignment€was€set;€ÐL0œ+/"" Їiià0  àacknowledge€the€people€whose€concepts,€experiments,€or€results€they€have€extracted,Ð ° Ðdeveloped,€or€summarised,€even€if€they€put€these€ideas€into€their€own€words;Ðœì"" ÐÌiiià0  àavoid€excessive€copying€of€passages€by€another€author,€even€where€the€source€isÐ tÄ Ðacknowledged.€Find€another€form€of€words€to€show€that€the€student€has€thought€aboutÐ `° Ðthe€material€and€understood€it,€but€stating€clearly€where€they€found€the€ideas.ÐL œ"" ÐÌIf€a€student€uses€the€work€of€another€person€without€clearly€stating€or€acknowledging€theirÐ $ t Ðsource,€the€result€is€falsely€claiming€that€material€as€their€own€work€and€committing€an€act€ofÐ  ` ÐPLAGIARISM.€This€is€a€very€serious€violation€of€good€practice€and€an€offence€for€which€aÐ ü L  Ðstudent€will€be€penalised.Ð è 8  ÐÌA€STUDENT€WILL€BE€GUILTY€OF€PLAGIARISM€if€they€do€any€of€the€following€in€anÐ À  Ðassignment,€or€in€any€piece€of€work€which€is€to€be€assessed,€without€clearly€acknowledgingÐ ¬ü  Ðtheir€source(s)€for€each€quotation€or€piece€of€borrowed€material:Ð ˜è  ÐÌaà0  àcopy€out€part(s)€of€any€document€or€audio-visual€material,€including€computer-basedÐ pÀ Ðmaterial;Ð\¬"" ÐÌbà0  àuse€or€extract€someone€else's€concepts€or€experimental€results€or€conclusions,€even€ifÐ 4„ Ðthey€put€them€in€your€words;Ð p"" ÐÌcà0  àcopy€out€or€take€ideas€from€the€work€of€another€student,€even€if€they€put€the€borrowedÐ øH Ðmaterial€in€their€own€words;Ðä4"" ÐÌdà0  àsubmit€substantially€the€same€final€version€of€any€material€as€a€fellow€student.€OnÐ ¼  Ðoccasions,€a€student€may€be€encouraged€to€prepare€their€work€with€someone€else,€butÐ ¨ø Ðthe€final€form€of€the€assignment€must€be€their€own€independent€endeavour.Дä"" ÐÌÔ‡Šˆ3ˆXX§ Ôò ò3à0  àExamplesó óÔ#†X§ XˆŠˆ3ê#ÔÐl¼"" ÐÌThe€following€are€examples€of€plagiarism,€scaled€from€the€mildest€to€most€serious€offences,Ð V!¦ Ðwhich€may€be€collectively€known€as€"the€plagiarism€continuum"€(Walker,€J.,€1998,€"StudentÐ B"’  ÐPlagiarism€in€Universities:€What€Are€We€Doing€About€it?"òò€Higher€Education€Research€andÐ .#~! ÐDevelopmentóó,€17,€1,€89-105)Ð $j" ÐÌ"Sham€paraphrasing":€Material€copied€verbatim€from€text€and€source€acknowledged€butÐ ò%B!$ Ðrepresented€as€paraphrased.Ð Þ&."% ÐÌ"Illicit€paraphrasing":€Material€paraphrased€from€text€without€acknowledgement€of€source.Ð ¶($' ÐÌ"Other€plagiarism":€Material€copied€from€another€student's€assignment€with€the€knowledge€ofÐ Ž*Þ%) Ðthe€other€student.Ð z+Ê&* ÐÌ"Verbatim€copying":€Material€copied€verbatim€from€text€without€acknowledgement€of€theÐ R-¢(, Ðsource.Ð >.Ž)- ÐÌ"Self-plagiarism"€or€"recycling":€Same€assignment€submitted€more€than€once€for€differentÐ 0f+/ Ðcourses.Ð 1R,0 Ї"Ghostwriting":€Assignment€written€by€a€third€party€and€represented€by€student€as€own€work.Ð ° ÐÌ"Purloining":€Assignment€copied€from€another€student's€assignment€or€other€person's€paperÐ ˆØ Ðwithout€the€person's€knowledge.Ð tÄ ÐÌÔ‡Šˆ3ˆXX§ Ôò ò4à0  àProcedures€that€will€be€followed€in€cases€of€suspected€plagiarismó óÔ#†X§ XˆŠˆ3­#ÔÐL œ"" ÐÌIt€is€recognised€that€different€kinds€of€plagiarism€take€place€and€require€different€approachesÐ 6 † Ðand€procedures.€However€it€is€in€the€interests€of€natural€justice€for€all€parties€to€have€aÐ " r Ðconsistent€set€of€procedures€and€penalties.€The€Academic€Senate€has€approved€the€followingÐ  ^  Ðprocedures€to€be€followed€in€cases€of€suspected€plagiarism.Ð ú J  ÐÌThe€level€of€intent€to€deceive€and€the€extent€of€the€plagiarism€should€be€the€principal€criteriaÐ Ò"  Ðfor€determining€penalties.€For€example,€a€deliberate€intention€to€deceive€and€gainÐ ¾  Ðunwarranted€advantage€will€attract€severe€penalties,€as€will€copying€essays€and€assignments€inÐ ªú  Ðwhole€from€other€students€or€other€sources.Ð –æ  ÐÌThe€staff€member€who€suspects€an€instance€of€plagiarism€will€report€the€situation€to€theÐ n¾ Ðconvenor€of€the€unit€involved,€or€to€the€Head€of€Department€(if€the€staff€member€in€questionÐ Zª Ðis€the€convenor),€or€to€any€other€person€designated€by€the€Head€of€Division€as€appropriate.Ð F– ÐAfter€discussion,€if€the€Chair€agrees€that€the€case€warrants€more€than€a€warning,€the€studentÐ 2‚ Ðwill€be€informed€in€writing€of€the€nature€of€the€complaint€and€given€an€opportunity€to€respondÐ n Ðin€writing.€If€the€response€indicates€that€there€is€a€case€to€answer,€it€will€be€referred€in€writingÐ  Z Ðto€the€Head€of€Division€with€a€recommendation€about€a€penalty.Ð öF ÐÌThe€Head€of€Division€may€then€call€for€further€discussion,€or€sign€off€on€the€recommendedÐ Î Ðpenalty.€This€should€be€in€writing.Ð º  ÐÌWhere€the€Head€of€Division€feels€the€case€is€particularly€serious€or€requires€furtherÐ ’â Ðinvestigation,€the€case€may€be€referred€to€the€Vice-Chancellor€via€the€Registrar€andÐ ~Î ÐVice-Principal.€The€Vice-Chancellor€may€refer€the€case€to€the€University€DisciplineÐ j º ÐCommittee.Ð V!¦ ÐÌUnder€all€circumstances€where€the€Head€of€Division€finds€that€plagiarism€has€occurred,€aÐ .#~! Ðform€recording€this€Ô_ÔwillÔ_Ô€be€added€to€the€student's€file.€The€student€will€be€given€theÐ $j" Ðopportunity€to€add€a€comment€to€the€record€and€will€be€asked€to€sign€the€form.€A€copy€of€theÐ %V # Ðform€will€also€be€given€to€the€student.Ð ò%B!$ ÐÌ