This enables the reader to locate the original source in the list of references at the end of your work. Whenever you quote directly from a book or article or where your work draws upon that of others, it is necessary to acknowledge the source. You should acknowledge direct quotations and include page numbers as well as the author and the publication date of the source. Where you summarise or paraphrase an author's work you should include the author's name and date of publication. If you fail to do this you are guilty of plagiarism .
Plagiarism is the act of taking and using another's work as one's own.
Where plagiarism occurs in items of assessment contributing to the grade in a subject, it is regarded in the same manner as cheating in an examination and is dealt with under the disciplinary provisions of the University as detailed in the University By-law.