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What is accidental plagiarism?

April 26, 2017accidental plagiarism

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What is accidental plagiarism?

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Accidental plagiarism occurs when students do not intend to deceive but, nonetheless, plagiarise material by failing to properly reference their sources. It can occur when a student is unaware of (or unclear about) a centres plagiarism policy. It may occur when a student is unsure how to reference material. Accidental plagiarism can also occur when a student includes an original idea which, in fact, is not original and was an idea that they originally discovered from another source and subsequently forgot.