Plagiarism and cheating policy

• Any student who, in the opinion of the College, is found cheating could face disciplinary action which may result in the student being asked to leave the course and may have the relevant assessment outcome disregarded.
• Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Plagiarism is a serious breach of academic trust. It is the act of presenting somebody else's work and claiming it as your own.
• Assessors may take reasonable action to satisfy themselves that any material submitted for assessment is the participant’s own work. Material suspected of plagiarism will be reported to, and investigated by, College management.

To avoid plagiarism and its penalties, students are advised to note the following:

• You may quote from someone else's work (for example from textbooks, journals or other published materials) but you must always indicate the author and source of the material.
• You should name sources for any graphs, tables or specific data, which you include in your assignment.
• You must not copy someone else's work and present it as your own.