College Regulations - University of Winchester

author. Within this definition, the University differentiates between ‘initial plagiarism’ and‘repeated plagiarism’.a) Initial plagiarism normally refers to cases where a student is subject to these procedures forthe first time. If a student has been accused of plagiarism, but the results of the investigationare not yet known or have not been communicated to the student, then each case will bedealt with as an act of initial plagiarism until the results of all investigations are known.b) Repeated plagiarism refers to cases where a student who has already been dealt withthrough these procedures and found guilty of plagiarism is found to have plagiarised at alater occasion.2.5 Self plagiarism refers to re-using your own work that has been submitted previously for anotherassessment without referencing the source. Depending on the amount of the work re-used withoutreference, it may be considered poor academic practice or plagiarism.2.6 Cheating is defined as bringing unauthorised materials into an exam venue or obtaining access tothe work of another person by deceitful means or for use in an exam or assessment, whether or notthe work or materials are subsequently used fraudulentlyExamples include, but are not limited to:a) communicating with, or copying from, any other candidate during an examination (unlessexpressly permitted by the rules of the specific examination rubric). This also includes studentsallowing someone else to copy from them;b) taking into an exam venue unauthorised materials, software, electronic or communicationdevices (unless expressly permitted by the specific examination rubric);c) seeking to obtain a copy of a ‘closed’ exam paper in advance of the time and date for its release(exam papers which are given to students in advance are known as ‘open’ papers.);d) bribing or attempting to bribe someone deemed to have an influence on the outcome of anassessment;e) giving extra marks when self-marking a test;f) any breach of the Exam or Invigilator Regulations.2.7 Collusion is the unauthorised and unattributed collaboration of students or other individuals in thecomposition of a piece of assessed work, for instance two or more students producing a piece ofwork together with the intention that at least one passes it off as their own work.2.8 Falsification is any attempt to present fictitious or distorted material contributing to an assessmentand/or knowingly making use of such material.Examples of falsification:a) false citation;b) falsification of data;c) falsely claiming to have conducted experiments, observations, interviews or any form ofresearch which the students has not carried out;d) invention of references, evidence, experimental results and/or false claims.2.9 Unethical conduct which deviates from the ethical standards for academic work, as defined in theEthics Policy.Examples include:a) failure to gain ethical approval, where appropriate;Academic Misconduct Policy for Taught Programmes– revised January 2011 Page 2 of 11