PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
School of Law
Surname:_____________________________ First name:___________________ Student No:__________
Course Code: ________________ Course Name:_____________________________________________
Lecturer: __________________________ Assignment Topic:___________________________________
The Wits Legal office defines plagiarism as
“the unjustified taking of the ideas, thoughts and writings contained in a particular source and submitting
it as if the ideas, thoughts and writings are your own, whereas they are not.”
According to the Senate policy on plagiarism, it covers both intentional and unintentional “failure to
acknowledge the ideas or words of others.” “Others” is defined as “any other person including a student,
academic, professional, published author or other resource such as the internet.”
I declare the following:
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I am aware that plagiarism is wrong;
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I am aware that any work that I submit for assessment must be my own unaided work except where I
have explicitly indicated otherwise;
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I am aware that I must follow the required conventions in referencing and quoting the words,
thoughts and ideas of others;
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I understand that the University of the Witwatersrand may take disciplinary action against me if I do not
submit my own unaided work or if I fail to acknowledge the ideas or words of someone else in my
writing;
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I am aware of of the Senate Policy on Plagiarism which is also available from Room LB 41 and on
http://www.wits.ac.za/academic/science/stats/courses/5721/plagiarism_policy.html
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http://libguides.wits.ac.za/c.php?g=145299&p=952722
Signature:
________________________________________ Date: ____________________