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Academic integrity

Academic integrity is an essential value in academic and professional environments. Representing other people’s ideas as your own is a breach of intellectual property, known as plagiarism.

Academic integrity

Learn more about what academic integrity is and why it is important.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is an essential value in academic and professional environments. Representing other people’s ideas as your own is a breach of intellectual property, known as plagiarism.

Academic integrity

Why is it important? Academic integrity is an essential value in academic and professional environments. All publications are the intellectual property of the authors.

Academic integrity and preparing for exams

A few things you should know to maintain academic integrity when preparing for your exams.

Academic integrity in group work

It is important to be conscious of academic integrity while working in a group. While breaches of academic integrity may be intentional or unintentional, the consequences can be extremely serious.

Academic integrity: Perspectives

This series of videos offers perspectives on academic integrity from academics and students.

Acting with academic integrity

As a member of an academic community, it is important to understand and uphold the principles of academic integrity.

Collusion

When working on assignments, it is important to distinguish between collaboration (working with others in an ethical way), and collusion (working in a group to complete an individual assignment).

Collusion

There is a clear distinction between collaboration and collusion when working on various forms of assignments.

Contract cheating

Contract cheating occurs when a student buys an assignment or has someone else write an assignment or sit an exam for them. This is cheating and is never acceptable.

Do I need to reference everything?

There are very clear rules around what needs to be referenced and what does not. Some things are not regarded as plagiarism, such as general knowledge, history and facts.

Exam conduct

Learn what is and is not acceptable when sitting university exams to ensure you are always acting with academic integrity.

Exam misconduct

Exam misconduct occurs when a student attempts to cheat. this can take many forms

Further academic integrity resources

Resources and a checklist to help you learn more about academic integrity

Ghostwriting and contract cheating

Ghostwriting, or contract cheating when done for pay, is a breach of academic integrity that involves having someone else complete an assessment on your behalf.

Group work and academic integrity

Each member of a group is responsible for the work produced, and breaches of academic integrity can result in consequences for the whole group.

Introduction to academic integrity

Knowledge of academic integrity will help you succeed in your studies, give you agency to express your own ideas and help you succeed by understanding when and how to acknowledge sources and how to...

Paraphrasing: Harvard

Paraphrasing is when you rewrite ideas and information in your own words. In academic writing, paraphrasing helps to avoid plagiarism.

Paraphrasing: Nursing

Paraphrasing is when you rewrite ideas and information in your own words. In academic writing, paraphrasing helps to avoid plagiarism.

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