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Plagiarism

Advice for students.


This section provides students with information on

  • Explanation of plagiarism.
  • How to Recognize Unacceptable and Acceptable Paraphrases.
  • Guides on avoiding plagiarism.
  • Swiburne’s current policy on plagiarism.
  • Advice for students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education.
  • Advice on avoiding plagiarism.
  • Guide on how not to plagiarise.
  • Introduction to referencing.
  • Referencing - frequently asked questions.
  • Styles of referencing.
  • Referencing electronic sources.
  • Study skills.

Also included in this section are

Click here for instructions for how to use Swinburne's Harvard system for styling your in-text citations, bibliographies and reference lists.