1.5 Plagiarism Plagiarism is presenting someone else work as your own and is a serious offence with serious consequences.

As set out in the University Regulation 6.1.1, students who are caught plagiarising will, for a first offence, be given a zero mark for that task. A second offence will result in a failing grade for the course(s) involved and any subsequent offence will be referred to the Student Discipline Committee. Student must be aware of the University Regulation 6.1.1 Student Plagiarism, available at http://www.ballarat.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/44996/r6_1_1plagiarism.pdf . The link to the library website for more information is: http://www.ballarat.edu.au/library/assignment-and-research-help/referencing Students must: fully reference the source(s) of all material, even if you have re-expressed the ideas, facts or descriptions; acknowledge all direct quotations; and not submit work that has been researched and written by another person Turnitin Turnitin is a software application that allows students to check their assignments for referencing and citation omission or incorrect paraphrasing. You will be informed by your lecturer to submit your assignments through the task assessment drop box in UBOnline.