Plagiarism

Examples of Plagiarism

• Buying an essay from an internet site (also known as an 'essay bank' or a 'paper mill').

• Getting someone else to do the work for them.

• Giving false information about a source used in coursework

• Copying and pasting from the internet without citing the source.

• Copying directly from a textbook without citing the source.

• Copying sections from a friend.

• Omitting quotation marks from quotations.

• Paraphrasing without including reference to the source of the paraphrase.

• Using generative Artificial Intelligence tools to create an output (text, image, video, audio, code) that is then submitted as a candidate's own work.

This list is taken directly from Guidance on conditions of assessment for coursework, published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in August 2023 (version 1.2).