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Plagiarism

Definition overview

1 Definition

An attempt to obtain undeserved advantage by taking and using any person's ideas and/or manner of expressing them in order to pass them off as one's own original work by failing to give appropriate acknowledgement. This includes material from any source - published and unpublished works - as well as one's own work used for another purpose (i.e. Assessment Item, publication etc.).

2 References

UniSQ Defined.

3 Definition Information

Approved Date

11/7/2017

Effective Date

11/7/2017

Record No

14/265PL

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