Rationale

Danebank is committed to the achievement of academic excellence and the fostering of civil and social responsibility in our students. Part of this process is recognising the intellectual property rights of others, and accepting that the act of plagiarism is academic dishonesty as well as an ethical offence which undermines a trusting educational environment and impedes students' personal growth and development. A student who plagiarises is dishonest with their teacher, their peers and themselves. Danebank wishes all students and parents to know that plagiarism is NOT acceptable behaviour at this school.

Policy

All students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of personal honesty and integrity in their work. Submissions to teachers must be original, or respect the intellectual contributions of others through correct referencing. Any violations of this policy will have serious consequences.

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the passing off or use of someone else's ideas, words or images as your own, without proper citation. Copying as little as three consecutive words is considered plagiarism. The use of another author's ideas, images or text from books, the internet, magazines and newspapers must ALL have a full citation. (i.e clearly acknowledging the source of the ideas or information) . Refer to bibliography and footnote information in your diary or on the school internet site on how to do this.

Common knowledge is information that is generally known, facts that can be found in numerous places.

Example : John Howard is the Prime Minister of Australia.

This is NOT considered plagiarism.

You do not need to give a citation for this type of fact.

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