Avoiding Plagiarism

For: All students and researchers who produce assignments or publish academic papers, especially undergraduates and first year post-graduate students

Used by: 20 universities in the UK and Ireland

A new training solution

Frustrated by having to teach your students about plagiarism, but never being quite sure if they have understood what you said?

'Avoiding Plagiarism' is an exciting new online course that can teach your students the basics of referencing and citation, and then test their knowledge with an online quiz.

Simple online certification

'Avoiding Plagiarism' can be accessed by your students using the Epigeum Hosted solution. Simply pass our url to your students. They self-enroll, take the course and then email you the course certificate on completion.

The online delivery allows you to give all your students access to this high-quality course wherever they are.  This will cut your workload and save you time!

Co-developed with 16 UK universities

The course was produced in collaboration with 16 UK universities. It contains a range of engaging features including a case study simulation, video 'vox-pop' interviews with students, informational text, links to further resources and quizzes.

Course authors:

• Dr Benita Cox, Imperial College London - an expert in plagiarism
• Dr Karen Handley, Oxford Brookes University - a researcher in eLearning

Course list

• STU 000. Plagiarism and How to Avoid it

Development Group:

Sixteen of the UK's universities form this development group:

• Anglia Ruskin University
• Bath University
• Birkbeck College
• Birmingham University
• Bournemouth University
• Brighton University
• Cardiff University
• Durham University
• Edinburgh University
• Hertfordshire University
• Leicester University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Open University
• Royal Holloway College
• Southampton University
• York University

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