Self-certification statement

True or false: I certify that I have completed this course on avoiding plagiarism, and that the answers I have entered in this course quiz are my own work.

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True or false: Lack of confidence in your ability to produce a good assignment can increase the temptation to plagiarise.

True or false: Unintentional plagiarism is not as serious as intentional plagiarism.

True or false: When writing a paraphrase, it is important to have the original work in front of you at all times.

True or false: Because presentations are a more informal medium, the rules regarding plagiarising them are not as strict.

True or false: Although the exact conventions for citation and referencing vary between discipline and institution, the basic principle that you must include a citation each time you refer to or use someone's work does not vary.

True or false: If you have translated someone else's work into a different language, you do not need to include a citation, reference or quotation marks because the words are your own and you can take credit for the translation.

A student summarises the ideas from a journal article in his essay. He mostly uses his own words but includes a few short phrases from the original article when he can't think of a better expression. He puts those phrases in quotation marks, and cites the author. He includes full details of the author's article in the reference list.

Which of the following would help you to avoid the temptation to plagiarise?

True or false: An act of plagiarism is always also a copyright infringement.