Taught Student Guide 2011-2012
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Plagiarism
  
 

It is vital that you read and understand the following and that you are clear about the implications of plagiarising someone else's work.

 
Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone else's work as your own. Work means any intellectual output, and typically includes text, data, images, sound or performance.

 

Plagiarism is dealt with very severely. All students suspected of plagiarism will be subject to an investigation. If found guilty, penalties include permanent withdrawal from the University.

 
All your assessed written work is subject to screening using sophisticated plagiarism detection software.

Plagiarism can be avoided by acknowledging, in an appropriate academic manner, the contribution that others have made to the development of your ideas and the quality of your answers.

For information on how to avoid plagiarism visit: www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/plagiarism

As a University level student, you are expected to use appropriate references and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of material, including any downloaded from the internet, and it is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices.

Your School has its own requirements for referencing and citation that must be adhered to in order to avoid being suspected of plagiarism. You must ensure that you know and understand your School's requirements. If you are unsure, you must contact your School immediately.

With every piece of assessed work, you will also be asked to complete and sign a declaration of academic integrity, confirming that the work you are submitting is your own and that all sources have been duly acknowledged.

Using someone else's work or ideas in your own written work is not plagiarism if you have appropriately acknowledged the source.

What happens if I am suspected of plagiarism?

If you are suspected of plagiarism, your School will convene a meeting where your case will be heard. If you admit the offence and it is deemed to be minor and a first offence, your penalty will be agreed by the School. If the case is more serious, and/or is not your first offence, your case will be referred to the University's Committee on Applications. The Office of Academic Appeals and Regulation is informed of all cases of suspected plagiarism.

For detailed information on Plagiarism visit: www.leeds.ac.uk/AAandR/cpff.htm

 
If you are suspected of plagiarism the Student Advice Centre will offer support and guidance.

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