Plagiarism

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

To put it simply, plagiarism is copying someone else's work and then passing it off as one's own. 

The NSW Board of Studies defines it as:

'Plagiarism is when you pretend that you have written or created a piece of work that someone else originated. It is cheating, it is dishonest, and it could jeopardise your HSC exam results.'
(Board of Studies, HSC Assessments and Submitted Works, Advice to Students, 2006)

HSC: All My Own Work - this is the compulsory program that all students sitting for the HSC from 2008 must have covered.

The HSC: All My Own Work program is designed to help Higher School Certificate students to follow the principles and practices of good scholarship. This includes understanding and valuing ethical practices when locating and using information as part of their HSC studies.

The HSC: All My Own Work program is designed to be delivered flexibly as self-paced learning modules. The program's content is divided into five modules:

1. Scholarship Principles and Practices
2. Acknowledging Sources
3. Plagiarism
4. Copyright
5. Working with others

The Plagiarism module discusses:

• What is plagiarism?
• What is the difference between intended and unintended plagiarism?
• What strategies can be employed to avoid plagiarism?
• How is plagiarism detected?
• What are the implications for plagiarism of accessing information from the internet?

Plagiarism Quiz - test your knowledge of plagiarism.

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