Referencing and Plagiarism

• Write your own ideas and words.
• Acknowledge all the sources you use.
• Do not make minor changes to a piece of text without referencing the material.
• Plan your work and make time for note taking and referencing your sources as you go along.
• Use quotation marks if using a quotation in your assignment and include a reference.
• When using Internet sources make a note of the web address and the date you accessed the website.

TU Dublin is committed to ensuring that the highest academic standards are upheld by all within the University.

Lecturers and examiners will be familiar with key sources and will notice when information has been used from them.  They may also detect differences in style, terminology and accuracy of a submitted work.

In addition, many courses at TU Dublin use software called Urkund (now called Ouriginal) to check written submissions for plagiarism. It checks for originality by comparing submitted work to a database of websites, articles and previously submitted assignments. The software then calculates how much of the work is original, and what needs to be examined by your lecturer or supervisor to make sure you have used references to correctly cite others’ words and ideas.

Academic Integrity courses available on moodle:

• Academic integrity for students
• Academic integrity for lecturers
• Academic integrity checking for plagiarism 

Further information in relation to Academic Integrity:

• TU Dublin Academic Integrity - https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/academic-affairs/academic-integrity

Publications by National Academic Integrity Network:

• National Academic Integrity Network (2021), Academic Integrity : National Principles and Lexicon of Common Terms
• National Academic Integrity Network (2021), Academic Integrity Guidelines

QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) - Academic Integrity #MyOwnWork - short video for students https://myownwork.qqi.ie/