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A guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism

What is Plagiarism and how can I avoid it?

Plagiarism occurs when the source of the information has not been acknowledged and the work is presented as the ideas of the student. This goes against the University of Sunderland Academic Misconduct Regulations. 

We reference to:

  • Demonstrate your reading and research.
  • Acknowledge the sources that have informed your work.
  • Credit the hard work of other researchers.
  • Enable the reader to locate the information you have used.
  • Signpost the reader to the ideas that are not your own.
  • Avoid plagiarism.

 

Check out the quiz below and identify if the statements below are plagiarism or not:

Check out the plagiarism quiz below:

Below is an escape room style game to test your referencing knowledge: