Scholarly Referencing

Scholarly writing, plagiarism and copyright

Whenever a student does self-learning, including reading, doing own assignments and also during exams, he/she shall not use other’s works in order to avoid the satisfaction of the assignment submission because it may lead to plagiarism and copyright. Therefore students are required to follow he rules and gather information by themselves.

VU deals with plagiarism according to the Academic Integrity and Preventing Plagiarism Policy.

Academic writing and referencing guidelines

VU provides tools to assist you in understanding appropriate referencing, including those linked below. More can be found on the library website and under ‘Support and Resources’ on your unit site.

Referencing guides Academic Writing