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Plagiarism / CheatingCheating is viewed as a serious offence by The University of Auckland. Penalties are administered by theFaculty and by the University’s Discipline Committee, and may include a fine, suspension or expulsionfrom the University. See the University’s “Guidelines on Cheating in Coursework”.If after investigation a student is found to have cheated, in addition to any penalty, that student’s namewill be recorded in a Register held by the Faculty and may be forwarded to the Auckland District LawSociety when an application for Admission as a Barrister and Solicitor is made.What is/is not cheating?The general principle for determining whether cheating has occurred is whether work that is submittedfor grading is your own work, reflecting your learning. If someone else’s work — from whatever source —is portrayed by a student as being their own work, without proper attribution, then it is cheating. Inaddition, if you give some or all of your work to another student who then represents it as theirs, you areassisting or colluding in cheating. Both parties in this case may be subject to penalties.The following are examples of cheating or unacceptable behaviour (this list is illustrative, and is notintended to be exhaustive):In a test or examination:1. Copying from another student.• This extends to knowingly allowing or facilitating another student to copy your work in a test orexamination.2. Impersonating someone else.• This includes arranging such impersonation.3. Using forbidden material.• Forbidden material can be electronic or printed, e.g.,• using a non-standard calculator in a restricted calculator examination• using an unauthorized book in a restricted book exam• using pre-written notes4. Misrepresenting disability, temporary illness or injury or exceptional circumstances beyond one’scontrol, and then claiming special conditions.5. Writing before the supervisor has started the examination.6. Continuing writing after the time allotted.In a coursework assignment:7. Plagiarism.• Plagiarism means using the work of others in preparing an assignment and presenting it as yourown without explicitly acknowledging — or referencing — where it came from.Plagiarism can also mean not acknowledging the full extent of indebtedness to a source. Work can beplagiarised from many sources — including books, articles, the world wide web, and other students’assignments. Plagiarism can also occur unconsciously or inadvertently. Direct copying is definitelyplagiarism. Paraphrasing of another work without attribution is also plagiarism. Submitting someoneelse’s unattributed or less than fully attributed work or ideas is not evidence of your own grasp of thematerial and cannot earn you marks.Note: plagiarism applies to all levels of work, including theses and dissertations.80 | 2010 Faculty of Law Handbook