PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism refers to a process of presenting other people‘s work as your own without referencing it. The Academy takes a stern view of plagiarism and students may be subject to disciplinary action.

The following acts will be classified as plagiarism:

• Copying and submitting another person’s work, in part or in whole as your own.

• Allowing someone else to copy your work and submit it as their own.

• Paraphrasing from books or other publications without acknowledging the source.

• Getting someone to produce the work on your behalf and submitting it as though it is your work.

• Writing and submitting works on behalf of others.

You are expected to properly acknowledge the author or the original source when completing assignments using the APA Style of Referencing.