Outcome Letter - Bad Practice - completed
Appendix 2B(a)
TS/BJ/0299999
13 February 2003
Mr R Brown
154 Hillhead Close
Glasgow
G12
Dear Mr Brown
I refer to your appearance before me on Monday 10 February 2003 in connection with a
report which alleged that the essay you submitted for the XXX course had been plagiarised
from a web-based source.
Having considered the evidence and your explanations, I have concluded that your
assignment does not contain plagiarism. However, there is some indication of bad academic
practice.
I was concerned that:
o
you had failed to acknowledge direct quotations in the proper manner
You are advised to:
o
use quotation marks and to note the author and date in brackets at a suitable point in
the surrounding text, e.g. Sam (1999) said “…” or “…” (Sam, 1999)
o
consult the instructions on referencing on the University Library website or on the
School website.
The Course Leader will now be requested to arrange for your work be marked and for the
results to be made known to you.
Yours sincerely
Professor T Smith
Head of School
Cc:
Member of Staff reporting