It is important to understand what is and isn't plagiarism to avoid unintentionally plagiarising when writing an assignment.
If you follow these few rules, you will avoid plagiarising:
If you follow these few rules, you will avoid plagiarising:
- Keep accurate records of all the information sources used when doing research.
- Always acknowledge a quotation, even if it is brief.
- Become proficient with the referencing style used at the College.
- Seek help from a librarian or your lecturer when unsure.
Plagiarism can be detected in a number of ways:
- Your lecturer is able to detect variations in style, tone and format.
- Computers can be used to detect plagiarism.
- Plagiarism detection software is available.
