Plagiarism Plagiarism is passing off the ideas or words of someone else as though they were your own. It applies equally to the work of other students as to published sources. However, much coursework will be based on what students have read and heard and it is important that they show where, and how, their work is indebted to their own sources.
Copying Never copy anything without explicit acknowledgement as described below under 'quoting'.
This includes copying the work of other students. Whatever system is followed, students should list the sources used in a bibliography or reference section at the end of each piece of work. Paraphrasing Paraphrasing means putting someone else's ideas into your own words. Paraphrasing is entirely acceptable provided that it is acknowledged. A rule of thumb for acceptable paraphrasing is that an acknowledgement be made in every paragraph.