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Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism

Plagiarism is where you use someone else’s work and pass it

off as your own. This is unfair to the person who spent

time and energy creating the original work.

If you are found to have plagiarized someone else’s work you will

lose integrity and respect.

Plagiarism is cheating.

The Pharmacy ITO defines plagiarism as:

· Copying someone else’s work

· Copying from textbooks and the internet without correctly

identifying these sources

· Failing to acknowledge sources used (this includes your

own work which has been used in another situation).

Consequences

The Pharmacy ITO takes plagiarism seriously and will penalise any

candidate found guilty of plagiarism. We will return your work for

complete resubmission.

General Rules to Avoid Plagiarism

· You must cite the author, name of article or book and page

number etc for any idea that is not your own

· If you are unsure if a fact is general knowledge or not cite

the name of the author etc anyway

· Give credit to the original author

Use Safe Practices

· Use the standard referencing system used by many

tertiary institutions.

· Use reference lists and bibliographies at the end of

your work where applicable. These should be listed

alphabetically.

® Reference lists are details of sources referred to in

your work

® Bibliographies are details of sources used to

complete your work without actually being referred to

in your work.

· Details used in reference lists and bibliographies include

Author; title (of work used); editor; publisher; date of

publication; and where applicable volume and issue number.

Further Information

Further information about plagiarism and how to avoid it is available

on the internet. Refer to the following websites: