Plagiarism, Sources and Cheating

The School of Asian Studies encourages students to read widely and then to express their own views and ideas in their written work.

When a student simply copies sentences, phrases, ideas, and even paragraphs from another writer, this is plagiarism and will not be tolerated in the School. Plagiarism is the theft of another person's words or ideas. Staff will penalise severely any work containing plagiarised portions, and repeated offending may result in being fined, a fail grade being given for the whole course, or expulsion from the university.

A student may use the words and ideas he or she finds in books and other writings, provided he or she uses quotation marks ("...") around the cited passages and gives a complete footnote or endnote. The note should include the author, title, publisher, place and date of publication, and the page reference. Likewise, when a student puts into his or her own words an idea or view found in a book or other writings, a note should indicate where the idea or view came from.

Assignments, such as those in language classes, should be completed by the student working alone. When assignments are found to have been a group effort, the students involved will have their marks reduced. Cheating in tests will not be tolerated. Intellectual honesty is a prized quality in all places of learning, including this School.

Following these guidelines will ensure that students are assessed fairly and properly according to the development of their own skills and knowledge.

Students may be unfamiliar with a new subject or unhappy with their own ability to write an English essay. They should seriously consider the English language classes available. These classes may not offer credit towards their degrees, but the investment in time at the classes will be amply rewarded in greater ease with English in all their programmes. Students should also feel free to talk over their uncertainty with their teachers, who may suggest other ways to overcome these difficulties.