Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s thoughts or words as if they were the student’s own.
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5.10.1 Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s thoughts or words as if they were the
student’s own.
o 5.10.2 Plagiarism is an offence and will be subject to disciplinary action as prescribed in the
Students Disciplinary Rules and Regulations.
o 5.10.3 All work submitted as part of the requirements for any assessment must therefore be
expressed in the student’s own words and incorporate his own ideas and judgments. Direct
quotations from the published or unpublished work of another must always be clearly identified as
such and a full reference to the source must be provided.
