Common Forms of Plagiarism

using the same words as the original text without acknowledging the source or without using quotation marks. More
putting someone else's ideas into your own words and not acknowledging the source of the ideas. More
copying materials, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document, presentation, composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, website, internet, other electronic resource, or another person's assignment without appropriate acknowledgement.

using the exact words of someone else, with proper acknowledgement, but without quotation marks. More
changing a few words and phrases while mostly retaining the original structure and/or progression of ideas of the original, and information without acknowledgement. More
paraphrasing another’s ideas or words without credit.

acting with another person or persons with the intention to deceive. At uni, it is unauthorised collaboration on assessments.

repeated use of long quotations, even with quotation marks and with proper acknowledgement. More
using your own ideas but with heavy reliance on phrases and sentences from someone else without acknowledgement. More
piecing together quotes and paraphrases into a new whole, without appropriate referencing.

citing sources which have not been read without acknowledging the 'secondary' source from which knowledge of them has been obtained
'padding' reference lists with sources that have not been read or cited within assignments.

an author republisheing their own previously written work and presenting it as new without referencing the earlier work, either in its entirety or partially
'recycling', 'duplication', or 'multiple submissions of research findings' without disclosure
re-using all, or parts, of a body of work that has already been submitted for assessment without proper citation.

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