Plagiarism Information for Students
Student Guides
Avoiding Plagiarism: Achieving academic writing
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/onlinelearning/learningmodules
/avoidingPlagiarism/player.html
This learning module was prepared by Ursula McGowan and Kerry O'Regan, University of Adelaide, 2008. It is an Articulate presentation and requires your browser to have a Flash Player plug-in installed.
Writing Centre Learning Guides:
Avoiding Plagiarism (PDF) •
Source Credibility (PDF) •
Objective Language (PDF)
Writing Centre Referencing Guides: Referencing Guides
Research - Writing: Learning a writing skill and thereby avoiding plagiarism
Writing and Speaking at Uni - Online Course for Students
A MyUni course called 'Writing and Speaking at Uni' is available for all students. This course should be visible in your My Current Course
window when you log into MyUni. It contains many useful sections on writing essays, grammar, developing your communication skills and tips for avoiding plagiarism.
Copyright Guide for Students
The Copyright Guide for Students provides a brief outline on what copyright is, your rights and obligations in the use of copyright materials and University facilities.
More detailed information can be found on the University of Adelaide's Copyright website.
Turnitin - Plagiarism Prevention
- Go to the Turnitin page for more information.
University Policy on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
The University of Adelaide's Academic Honesty & Assessment Obligations for Coursework Students Policy & Academic Dishonesty Procedures includes the issues associated with plagiarism, the responsibilities of the Faculty/School/Department, the responsibilities of staff and students, as well as the procedures and penalties for plagiarism.
Resources for Students
Assessment cover sheets
Schools/Departments should provide an "Assessment Cover Sheet" that requires the signature of the student declaring that all cited works have been clearly identified and acknowledged. For students submitting work electronically, a suitable digital version of an "Assessment Cover Sheet" should be used.
- Example1 - Sample
- Example2 - Sample, including assessment criteria
University of Adelaide Library
Writing guides, style guides, University of Adelaide: Thesis specifications, Australian Digital Theses program, EndNote bibliographic software, Plagiarism
Links to external resources on the web
- Plagiarism - A good practice guide
by Jude Carroll and John Appleton. This is a JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee resource. - Deterring plagiarism in Higher Education
Oxford Centre for Language and Learning Development, Oxford Brooks University
