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Cheating and Plagiarism

Definitions

Any student who in assessment copies, steals or appropriates the work of another, or who introduces into an examination room any materials or other aids not explicitly permitted under the rubric of the examination or who uses any other unfair method to gain an advantage in an assessment will be deemed guilty of cheating. This applies to all work submitted as part of the assessment process, in whatever year, and whether produced under formal examination conditions, as phased tests or as part of a programme of continuous assessment.

Any student who knowingly assists another to cheat will also be regarded as having breached the General Regulations.

For the purposes of these regulations, plagiarism is defined as the presentation by a student of work for assessment which is not his/her own, in the sense that all or part of the work has been copied from that of another person (whether published or not) without attribution, or the presentation of another’s work as if it were his/her own. Any student who knowingly permits another student to plagiarise his/her own work will also be regarded as having breached the General Regulations.

The School recognizes the benefits of informal student discussion of assignments requiring a group response. Nothing in the above definition precludes such activities, which are normal in an academic community. The offence of plagiarism takes place then when, having had the opportunity of advice and guidance, a student submits for marking work which she/he knows contains matter taken from other sources and for which no attribution is given according to the conventions normally adopted in academic writing.

There are a number of companies offering services over the Internet to produce student coursework. These companies pretend or will try to persuade students that this is an entirely normal and acceptable practice and that many students take advantage of it. They also claim that they offer a secure, confidential and undetectable service for which they charge a great deal of money. Please be warned that using such a service is an acute form of plagiarism that is likely to result in students failing to obtain a qualification and potentially debarring them from a significant range of professional careers. It puts careers at serious risk and hinders educational development.

Students who experience problems with their assignments should contact their lecturers for advice.

Computer Misuse

Students are not allowed to download any software which legal or illegal or access unauthorized websites within the school.  Students caught downloading any kind of software or any mischief will be handed over to the relevant authorities for investigation.

Principles    

The School seeks to ensure consistency of approach across programmes and modules in respect of all stages of study and all assessed work, including coursework, other formally assessed assignments and examinations.

The respect and observance of academic integrity will be reinforced by all staff throughout the programme through unequivocal guidance being given at the start of each module and through exemplary behaviour on behalf of all staff.

The seriousness with which cheating and plagiarism are viewed should be reflected in the penalties applied.

The assessment outcome for a student found guilty of cheating or plagiarism will be worse than if the student had behaved properly. Failure to detect cheating or plagiarism cannot be accepted as legitimising the action.