The UQ Handbook
of University Policies and Procedures contains information regarding
the official policies and procedures of the University approved by Senate.
In Policy 3: Teaching and Learning, under Student
and Related Matters, Policy
3.40.12 relates directly to Academic Integrity and Plagiarism.
The University has defined plagiarism as:
"Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as one's own original work the ideas, interpretations, words or creative works of another. These include published and unpublished documents, designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, computer codes and ideas gained through working in a group. These ideas, interpretations, words or works may be found in print and/or electronic media."
While the University has a defined official policy on plagiarism,
many Faculties, Schools and University Services also seek to help students
with extra information on plagiarism and how to avoid it. For Faculty/School
information see individual Faculty/School
web pages. The following sites contain information from key University Services.
Key University Links
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you
- quote from someone's actual spoken or written words
- use another person's ideas, opinions, or theories in an assignment or essay
- make use of pieces of information, such as statistics, graphs, drawings, that are not common knowledge
- paraphrase another person's spoken or written words
How can you avoid unintentional plagiarism?
- Use quotation marks around everything that comes directly from a text or article
- Try to summarise ideas and arguments in your own words - don't just rearrange a few words here and there
- Check that you have correctly paraphrased and acknowledged the original ideas
- Check your summary against the original text
What are citations, references and bibliographies?
Help with creating a biliography or list of references
- Style guides are often available from your Faculty/School.
See individual Faculty/School
web pages.
- Use the Citation guides available from the Library web page
- Use EndNote - Bibliographic Management Software
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
A useful set of anti-plagiarism strategies for research papers, by Robert Harris of the Vanguard University of Southern California. Harris provides an eight-point plan for setting unique assignments that make plagiarism virtually impossible for students.
Version Date: March 7, 2002
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http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm |
A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism - University of Alberta
Provides information on terminology, paper mills, preventing, detecting and reporting plagiarism; handouts for students, and other resources. |
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/
plagiarism/index.cfm |
Internet Plagiarism: Strategies to Deter Academic Misconduct
Scholarly article by Mary Hricko, Library Director, Middle Tennessee State University. Includes links to related material. |
http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/
proceed98/mhricko.html |
JISC (The Joint Information Systems Committee - UK) Plagiarism Advisory Service
The service, funded by the JISC, is based in the Information Management Research Institute at Northumbria University. The service, which was inaugurated in September 2002, aims to raise awareness of plagiarism in the academic community by providing:
Generic advice for institutions, academic staff and students
Educational tools for students in the area of plagiarism
A portal to external online resources on the issue of plagiarism
Guidance on copyright and data protection issues relating to plagiarism
A link to the electronic detection service and training on its use
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http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/wp/index.php |
Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism
Includes links to useful webpages for detecting and fighting plagiarism. |
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ehrlich/
plagiarism598.html |
Plagiarism and the Web
Includes information for academics and links to 'paper mills' where students can get hold of assignments and papers. |
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/
plagiarism.htm |
Plagiarism in Colleges in USA
By Ronald B. Standler, Copyright 2000.
Comprehensive site with many links on this issue. |
http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm |
Plagiarism.org
The site claims to offer the document source analysis tools needed to detect plagiarism in the digital age. |
http://www.plagiarism.org/ |
Plagiarism Theme Page
Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content) and reference materials to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. |
http://www.cln.org/themes/plagiarism.html |
Avoiding Plagiarism
Explanations and advice on avoiding plagiarism from Student Judicial Affairs, at the University of California, Davis. |
http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/InGuidePlag.pdf |
Avoiding Plagiarism
Includes links to a range of anti-plagiarism sites. |
http://www.uwlax.edu/MurphyLibrary/
research/plagiarism.html |
A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism - University of Alberta
Provides information on terminology, paper mills, preventing, detecting and reporting plagiarism; handouts for students, and other resources. |
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/
plagiarism/index.cfm |
Plagiarism
Plagiarism: what it is and how to recognise and avoid it from Writing Tutorial Services, the writing centre at Indiana University Bloomington, USA. |
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml |
Plagiarism Theme Page
Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content) and reference materials to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. |
http://www.cln.org/themes/plagiarism.html |
ReferenceCite
Academic Referencing Resource from University of Auckland, Student Learning Centre. Includes short videos of students and academics saying why referencing is important to them. Includes information on avoiding plagiarism. |
http://www.cite.auckland.ac.nz/ |
Using Sources
Advice and examples from Hamilton College, New York, USA. |
https://my.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/
Using_Sources.PDF |
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