Plagiarism Regulations Clause Samples

Plagiarism Regulations. All work submitted for assessment by a student is accepted on the understanding that it is the student’s own effort without falsification of any kind. Plagiarism is the act of copying or including into one’s own work, without adequate acknowledgement, intentionally or unintentionally, the work of another author, for one’s own benefit. It is academically fraudulent and is, therefore, regarded as an offence against the OSCE Academy’s Academic Regulations and the Code of Conduct. Any case of plagiarism, that may occur at whatever stage of a student’s course of study, whether discovered before or after graduation, will be investigated and handled appropriately by the Academy’s management. Students are expected to offer their own analysis and presentation of information gleaned from research or any other outcomes of knowledge production, even when group exercises are carried out. In addition, students are required to acknowledge all help and other external assistance that they have received. This should be done both in a formal list of acknowledgements in a written work and at appropriate places and sections of the work. Any failure to adequately acknowledge or properly reference other sources in submitted work, as well as accurately and appropriately acknowledge external help and assistance received, will result in the non-award of the Master of Arts degree by the OSCE Academy. If an examiner suspects that a thesis contains evidence of plagiarism, s/he will inform the Head of the Graduate Education Department. Evidence of the suspected plagiarism should be collected together with the Head of the Graduate Education Department, and a requisite report shall be made to the State Examination Committee. On the basis of this report and in consultation with both the Head of the Graduate Education Department and the examiner, the State Examination Committee will decide whether the reviewed case of plagiarism is minor or significant. If the plagiarism is minor, the examiner will be advised to take minor plagiarism into account in determining the academic quality of the paper. If the plagiarism is significant, it will lead to failure of the Master Thesis and, as a result, of the master’s degree in Politics and Security or Economic Governance and Development. This decision will be taken by the OSCE Academy Director and the Head of the Graduate Education Department in co-operation with the State Examination Committee. In this case, the Master thesis cannot be re-submitted,...