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All your own work: Definitions

Definitions

Acknowledgement of the Source

means identifying at least:
a. the author or person who owns the Work; and
b. the place from which the Work or part of the Work was sourced.

Dishonest Plagiarism

Dishonest Plagiarism means knowingly presenting another person’s Work as one’s own Work without Acknowledgement of the Source.

Examiner

means the person responsible for assessing the Work and marking the essay, assignment, examination paper or thesis.

Group Work

see Legitimate Cooperation

Joint Work

see Legitimate Cooperation

Legitimate Cooperation

means any constructive educational and intellectual practice that aims to facilitate optimal learning outcomes through interaction between students, including:
(a) researching, writing and/or presenting joint Work;
(b) discussion of general themes and concepts;
(c) interpretation of assessment criteria;
(d) informal study/discussion groups; and
(e) strengthening and development of academic
writing skills through peer assistance.

Negligent Plagiarism

Negligent Plagiarism means innocently, recklessly or carelessly presenting another person’s Work as one’s own Work without Acknowledgement of the Source.

Nominated Academic

means the relevant Heads of School and/or Associate Deans responsible for handling Plagiarism, as nominated by the Dean of the Faculty in accordance with the University’s Delegations of Authority.

Plagiarism

means presenting another person’s Work as one’s own work by presenting, copying or reproducing it without Acknowledgement of the Source.
Plagiarism includes presenting Work for assessment, publication, or otherwise, that includes:
a. sentences, paragraphs or longer extracts from published or unpublished Work (including from the Internet) without Acknowledgement of the Source; or
b. the Work of another person, without Acknowledgement of the Source and presented in a way that exceeds the boundaries of Legitimate Cooperation.

Primary sources

Primary sources are usually contemporaneous historical records, that is, they document an occurrence at the time it occurred. A primary sources may also be a later account of an event by someone who was present at the event, for example, in an autobiography. However, it is also considered a primary source if it is the first time that a theory, thought or idea has been expressed.

Secondary sources

Secondary sources usually provide a comment on or an analysis of a concept, account or idea in a primary source. Most textbooks or reference materials are secondary sources.

Work

means ideas, findings or written and/or published material.

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