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Statement on the use of Turnitin
Student work provided for assessment in this course may be checked for academic integrity by the electronic search engine [|Turnitin]. [|Turnitin] is an online plagiarism prevention tool which identifies material that may have been copied from other sources including the Internet, books, journals, periodicals or the work of other students. Turnitin is used to assist academic staff in detecting misreferencing, misquotation, and the inclusion of unattributed material, which may be forms of cheating or plagiarism. At the discretion of the head of School, handwritten work may be copy typed by the School and subject to checking by turnitin. You are strongly advised to check with your tutor or the course coordinator if you are uncertain about how to use and cite material from other sources. Turnitin will retain a copy of submitted materials on behalf of the University for detection of future plagiarism, but access to the full text of submissions will not be made available to any other party.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Academic integrity is about honesty – put simply it means no cheating. All members of the University community are responsible for upholding academic integrity, which means staff and students are expected to behave honestly, fairly and with respect for others at all times.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating which undermines academic integrity. The University defines plagiarism as follows:

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It is still plagiarism even if you re-structure the material or present it in your own style or words. Note: It is however, perfectly acceptable to include the work of others as long as that is acknowledged by appropriate referencing.

Plagiarism is prohibited at Victoria and is not worth the risk. Any enrolled student found guilty of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary procedures under the Statute on Student Conduct. All cases will be recorded on a central database and severe penalties may be imposed. Consequences of being found guilty of plagiarism can include:
 * an oral or written warning
 * cancellation of your mark for an assessment or a fail grade for the course
 * suspension from the course or the University.

Find out more about plagiarism, and how to avoid it, on the University’s [|website].

GENERAL UNIVERSITY STATUTES AND POLICIES
Students should familiarise themselves with the University’s policies and statutes, particularly the Assessment Statute, the Personal Courses of Study Statute, the Statute on Student Conduct and any statutes relating to the particular qualifications being studied; see the Victoria University Calendar available in hardcopy or under “about Victoria” on the Victoria homepage at:

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Information on the following topics is available electronically under “Course Outline General Information” at:

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 * Academic Grievances
 * Student and Staff Conduct
 * Meeting the Needs of Students with Impairments
 * Student Support