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Types of Academic Misconduct & Plagiarism
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Types of Academic Misconduct & Plagiarism
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Copying another's work in whole or part without attribution.
Falsifying or stealing data and presenting it as your own.
Switching phrases and text from several sources into your essay without attribution.
Someone else does the work for you, for cash, free or favour.
Modifying an original text, manually or using software, to evade plagiarism detection.
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Glossary
Attribution: A citation and reference identifying the original author of the work. Citation (n): The short in-text reference next to a quote or paraphrase which indicates where the words or idea come from. Usually the author's surname and a date. Reference (n): The full information that identifies the original author and work you have cited, listed at the end of your work.
Referencing Glossary (CCCU sign-in required)
Contact Cheating
"Contract cheating is the practice of students engaging a third-party to complete assignments. It occurs when someone other than the student completes an assignment - and which the student then submits for assessment/credit" (Lee, 2019).
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Copying from any source in whole or part, without including quotation marks and a citation is plagiarism. This includes changing the odd word or phrase for a synonym but keeping the same content and structure.
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Data Plagiarism
All content that comes from another person's work must be referenced, including any data, figures, tables or results you use or discuss.
Text Modification
"Taking content written by another and running it through a software tool (text spinner, translation engine) to evade plagiarism detection" (Turnitin, 2020). Text manipulation can also be manual and includes alterations intended to deceive plagiarism software.