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Plagiarism

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Plagiarism shall be considered to be deliberate representation of someone else’s words or ideas as one’s own or the deliberate arrangement of someone else’s material(s) as one’s own.

  • Any one of the following constitutes plagiarism:
    • Quotation without appropriate punctuation and citation of source;
    • Paraphrasing of expression or thought without proper attribution;
    • Dependence upon a source for a plan, organization or argument without appropriate citation.
  • As AFU treats plagiarism as a serious form of academic misconduct, the following procedures have been devised in accordance with the Transparency and Integrity policy at the University to promote and protect Intellectual Property:
  • When plagiarism is suspected in whole or in part, it is reported to the Disciplinary Committee. If a charge is upheld against the student who committed plagiarism by the Disciplinary Committee, the following penalties will be imposed:
  1. First-time offence will result in:
    • A grade of zero “0” in the plagiarized assignment.
    • First warning and an entry in the student’s discipline file.
  2. Second-time offence will result in:
    • A failing grade in the course in which the offense was committed.
    • Second warning and an entry in the student’s discipline file.
  3. Third-time offence will result in:
    • Failing grade in all registered courses for the semester in which the offence was committed.
    • Final warning and an entry in the student’s discipline file.
  4. Repeated plagiarism will result in:
    • A failing grade in all registered courses for the semester in which the offence was committed.
    • Dismissal from the university.

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