Collusion, collaboration, plagiarism and cheating Definition If students present as their own work that which is nearly identical to that of another student, that which is copied from another person, has been presented by a previous student, or has been presented by a student at another institution, this may be interpreted as cheating. The submitted work must therefore be students' own work. This does not mean that students may not make use of the work of others. However, in quoting or paraphrasing material from other sources, those sources must be acknowledged in full. It may be useful to seek the help of a tutor in preparing the piece of work and to enlist the help of fellow students in sorting out ideas, but the final product must be written by the student in his or her own words.
Plagiarism occurs when students fail to acknowledge that ideas have been borrowed.
When you paraphrase another person's argument, exposition, or interpretation, or borrow another person's distinctive phrase, concept, suggestion, or factual finding, you must indicate this by immediately acknowledging the source. Work submitted for assessment in a course or subject may not be submitted at another time in that course or at any time in another course. It is accepted that students will assist each other with problems associated with their studies and discuss issues with each other. Sometimes advice may be sought by one student from others relating to minor issues of comprehension, interpretation or further explanation of a point made by the lecturer during a class. In such situations, the lecturer is to be notified of the names of the group members and normally they will each be awarded the same mark.