This guide aims to provide students with a better understanding of responsible student conduct to help them navigate tricky academic integrity situations that may arise throughout their studies. This may help prevent breaches of academic integrity.
Definition of plagiarism
Plagiarism is is a common problem, primarily among students. This plagiarism quick guide offers an overview of what plagiarism is, what the consequences are and how plagiarisnm can be overcome.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines plagiarism as follows:
“To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own: to use (another’s production) without crediting the source”