Plagiarism occurs when a student or someone uses resources without proper acknowledgement, citation or documentation. ACN views plagiarism as (but not limited to):
Copying
Copies or attempts to copy the work of other persons and submits it as their own.
Inappropriate paraphrasing
Presents the ideas/thoughts of another author(s) as their own by paraphrasing or summarising without acknowledging the source.
Collusion
Colludes with another person or persons to produce work which is then presented as work completed independently by the student.
Inappropriate use of Gen AI
Uses generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology for a specific assessment item where the use of Gen AI is not permitted or failing to reference the use of Gen AI technology correctly.
Inappropriate citation
The use of direct quotes, paragraphs and sentences, or parts thereof, without the use of quotation marks or other appropriate forms of acknowledgement plus appropriate acknowledgement in the reference list in accordance with ACN referencing style.
Self-plagiarism
Presents work previously submitted in the same subject, course or as a requirement of another program of study.
Contract cheating
A student uses a third party including friends and family to undertake their assessed work for them with the intention to deceive.
Infringement of copyright
Downloading information, text, computer code, artwork, graphics or other material from the internet and presenting it as one’s own without acknowledgment.
