2.  When you use someone else's ideas or words
and present them as your own work
 Applies to information that you have obtained
from, for example, books, websites and
handouts
 Collusion is a form of plagiarism
◦ Means to work with others to produce an
assignment which you present as your own work

3.  Copying information and including it in your
assignment without acknowledgment
 Summarising another author’s work by just
changing a few words or the order of ideas
without referencing the source
 Paraphrasing information from a printed or
electronic source without acknowledgement
 Copying and submitting the work of a friend
 Purchasing and submitting an assignment
from the internet

4.  Your tutor when they are marking your
assignment
 Likely they will recognise the source of the
information
 Style of writing will suddenly change
 Turnitin – online plagiarism detection service
 Identifies where information copied from
books and websites

5.  College takes plagiarism seriously
 Punishment varies depending on extent of
plagiarism and if first offence
 Write down the details of each information
source used
 Paraphrase
 Quotations
 Use Harvard to reference the sources that you
have used

6.  When you put someone else’s ideas into your
own words
 Acknowledge the author using the Harvard
Referencing System
 Example
 Langridge (2007) explains that Marxism is
based on the different levels of authority that
each social class has and the relationship that
each class has with the means of production.

7.  Use exact words
 Carefully chosen to illustrate the main points
 Reference correctly using the Harvard
Referencing System
 Example
Stretch (2007) states that “people are often
discriminated against because of their race,
beliefs, gender, religion, sexuality, physical or
mental ability or age” (Stretch 2007 p. 176).

8.  Can discuss the assignment with others
 Assignment must be your own writing
 Should not contain information that has been
copied or paraphrased from another students
work
 Group Work
 Each member of the group should make an
equal contribution
 Any plagiarism is the responsibility of the
group

9.  Leaflet on plagiarism available from the Study
Centres
 Internet Sites
 Plagiarism Advice Service
 Plagiarismdotorg