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PLAGIARISM & ADVICE FOR STUDENTS WRITING ESSAYS
Students are advised to thoroughly acquaint themselves with the University’s policy concerning
plagiarism as outlined in the School of Political Science and International Studies Essay Guide 2006.
The guide can be obtained from the School’s Enquiries Office (Level 5, Building 39A) or downloaded
from the Handbooks section of the School’s website (http://www.uq.edu.au/polsis).
It is the University’s task to encourage ethical scholarship and to inform students and staff about the
institutional standards of academic behaviour expected of them in learning, teaching and research.
Students have a responsibility to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity in their work.
Students must not cheat in examinations or other forms of assessment and must ensure that they do
not plagiarise.
The University has adopted the following definition of plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as one’s own original work, the ideas, interpretations,
words or creative works of another. These include published and unpublished documents,
designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, computer codes and ideas gained through
working in a group. These ideas, interpretations, words or works may be found in print and/or
electronic media.
The following are examples of plagiarism where appropriate acknowledgement or referencing of the
author or source does not occur:
• Direct copying of paragraphs, sentences, a single sentence or significant parts of a sentence;
• Direct copying of paragraphs, sentences, a single sentence or significant parts of a sentence
with an end reference but without quotation marks around the copied text;
• Copying ideas, concepts, research results, computer codes, statistical tables, designs, images,
sounds or text or any combination of these;
• Paraphrasing, summarising or simply rearranging another person’s words, ideas, etc without
changing the basic structure and/or meaning of the text;
• Offering an idea or interpretation that is not one’s own without identifying whose idea or
interpretation it is;
• A ‘cut and paste’ of statements from multiple sources;
• Presenting as independent, work done in collaboration with others;
• Copying or adapting another student’s original work into a submitted assessment item.
The School takes the issue of plagiarism very seriously, and all incidents of suspected plagiarism
will be referred to the Head of School. The Head of School, in consultation with the staff
member, will determine if the plagiarism has resulted from poor academic practice or was intentional.
• Unintentional plagiarism, such as cavalier or inadequate referencing or failure to reference, will
be considered “poor academic practice” and a demonstration of carelessness in research and
presentation of evidence. In these cases, you may lose marks for that part of the assessment
that has been plagiarised and/or you may be required to correct the error.
• Intentional plagiarism will be treated as misconduct. The Head of School will proceed in
accordance with HUPP 3.60.1 – Procedures for dealing with Student Discipline and Misconduct.
You are encouraged to read the UQ Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy, available at
http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25128, which makes a comprehensive
statement about the University’s approach to plagiarism, the consequences and the principles
associated with preventing plagiarism.
POLS1301 Modern Political Ideologies
Course Profile
Semester One - 2006 Page # 13