Abstract: . . .  serious disciplinary offence and even unintentional plagiarism can be a disciplinary matter. The full text of the University's policy, and a statement of the steps which the University may take in cases where a candidate uses or is thought to have used the work of another person or persons in his/her work, are listed in full in the section on Plagiarism and Cheating in the examination regulations which can be found at the following url: http:/www.aaps.ed.ac.uk/regulations/exam.htm Guidelines on good practice The guidance given below is intended to clear up any misunderstandings you may have about plagiarism in relation to Psychology . The University’s general guidance for students about plagiarism can be found at http://www.aaps.ed.ac.uk/regulations/Plagiarism/Intro.htm . This includes the University’s procedures for dealing with different kinds of plagiarism and advice about what to do if you are accused of plagiarism. If you are still unsure about how to avoid plagiarism, having read these guidance notes, then you should approach the relevant Course Organiser for further advice. The regulations relating to plagiarism are available at: http://www.aaps.ed.ac.uk/regulations/Plagiarism/Intro.htm The key to avoiding plagiarism is to make sure that you give correct references for anything that you have taken from other sources to include in your academic work. This might include, for example, any ideas, theories, findings, images, diagrams or direct quotations that you have used. In Psychology , we expect you to use the American Psychological Association referencing system. You should use this system to signal, within the text of your work, the origins of any material taken from another source, even if you have put it into your own words. If you take any material word for word from another source it is essential that you make it clear to your reader that this is what you have done. If you take material from another source, change a few words and then include the reference you may still have committed a plagiarism offence because you have not made it clear to your reader that you have essentially reproduced part of the original source. You should either express the ideas fully in your own words and give the reference or else use clearly labelled direct quotes. Bear in mind that if you include too many direct quotes in your work this may reduce your grade, as the marker will find it difficult to see evidence of your own understanding of the topic . You must also include a references section at the end of your work that provides the full details of all of the sources cited within the text. You should be aware that, for work done in your other subject areas, you might be expected to use a different referencing system. As referencing is something which students often find confusing, here is a series of examples of correct referencing and of different forms of plagiarism to set you on the right track. Page 25 24 A guide on using information from literature sources . . .
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