Plagiarism is a form of academic fraud. Plagiarism is considered a serious academic offence which may lead to loss of credit, suspension or expulsion from the University, or even the revocation of a degree. In its grossest form plagiarism includes the use of a paper purchased from a commercial research corporation, or prepared by any person other than the individual claiming to be the author. Self-plagiarism is the submission of work by a person which is the same or substantially the same as work for which he or she has already received academic credit. Irregularities in the Presentation of Data from Experiments, Field Studies, etc.
Academic research is predicated on the presentation of accurate and honestly derived data.
The falsification of data in reports, theses, dissertations and other presentations is a serious academic offence, equivalent in degree to plagiarism, for which the penalties may include revocation of degrees, loss of credits or suspension or expulsion from the University. Inaccurate or Inadequate Attribution. The University attaches great importance to the contribution of original thought to scholarship. It attaches equal importance to the correct attribution of authorities from which facts and opinions have been derived. The proper use of footnotes and other methods of attribution varies from discipline to discipline.