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  1. Student
  2. Academic skills
  3. Resources
  4. Plagiarism
  5. How does plagiarism happen?

Cheating

The problem

A small percentage of students intend to cheat their way through assignments by knowingly submitting the work of others as their own.

The solution

Don't do it! Cheating has serious consequences:

See policy

Plagiarism

  • Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
  • Academic integrity online module
  • What is plagiarism?
  • How does plagiarism happen?
    • Intellectual insecurity
    • Poor time management
    • Lack of a clear argument
    • Lack of critical and analytical skills
    • Inadequate research
    • Poor notetaking
    • Poor referencing skills
    • Underdeveloped writing skills
    • Cheating
  • Avoiding plagiarism
  • Other plagiarism resources

Plagiarism

  • Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
  • Academic integrity online module
  • What is plagiarism?
  • How does plagiarism happen?
    • Intellectual insecurity
    • Poor time management
    • Lack of a clear argument
    • Lack of critical and analytical skills
    • Inadequate research
    • Poor notetaking
    • Poor referencing skills
    • Underdeveloped writing skills
    • Cheating
  • Avoiding plagiarism
  • Other plagiarism resources
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