Plagiarism

PLAGIARISM and CHEATING

Plagiarism in written assignments and cheating on examinations are dishonest as well as formal academic offenses. The Code of Student Behaviour (Section 30.3.2) defines plagiarism and cheating as follows:

1. Plagiarism

No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the Student's own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

2. Cheating

(a) No Student shall in the course of an examination or other similar activity, obtain or attempt to obtain information from another Student or other unauthorized source, give or attempt to give information to another Student, or use, attempt to use or possess for the pursposes of use any unauthorized material.

(b) No Student shall represent or attempt to represent him or herself as another or have or attempt to have himself or herself represented by another in the taking of an examination, preparation of a paper or other similar activity. See also misrepresentation in 30.3.6 (4).

(c) No Student shall represent another's substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as the Student's own work.

(d) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study, without the written approval of the course Instructor, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project, assignment, presentation or poster for which credit has previously been obtained by the Student or which has been or is being submitted by the Student in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere.

(e) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study any academic writing, essay, thesis, report, project, assignment, presentation or poster containing a statement of fact known by the Student to be false or a reference to a source the Student knows to contain fabricated claims (unless acknowledged by the Student), or a fabricated reference to a source.

For further details on these offenses, possible penalties that range from reprimand to expulsion, and appeal process see the Code of Student Behaviour.

The Truth In Education project is a campus wide educational campaign on academic honesty. This program was created to let people know the limits and consequences of inappropriate behaviour and to provide helpful tips to instructors and students. You can consult the information at T.I.E. under Student Services.

1. Plagiarism No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the Student's own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study. 2. Cheating
	(a) No Student shall in the course of an examination or other similar activity, obtain or attempt to obtain information from another Student or other unauthorized source, give or attempt to give information to another Student, or use, attempt to use or possess for the pursposes of use any unauthorized material.
	(b) No Student shall represent or attempt to represent him or herself as another or have or attempt to have himself or herself represented by another in the taking of an examination, preparation of a paper or other similar activity. See also misrepresentation in 30.3.6 (4).
	(c) No Student shall represent another's substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as the Student's own work.
	(d) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study, without the written approval of the course Instructor, all or a substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project, assignment, presentation or poster for which credit has previously been obtained by the Student or which has been or is being submitted by the Student in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere.
	(e) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study any academic writing, essay, thesis, report, project, assignment, presentation or poster containing a statement of fact known by the Student to be false or a reference to a source the Student knows to contain fabricated claims (unless acknowledged by the Student), or a fabricated reference to a source.