Plagiarism
The failure to give recognition to others' work so that it gives the impression that their work is your own is plagiarism. The University takes a serious view of plagiarism, and will require significant re-writing and re-submission of theses in which it is found. You must acknowledge all work that is not your own – whether ideas, experimental procedures, or data. This requirement extends to maps, tables, diagrams and photographs. Acknowledgement of others' work takes the form of "citations" and "references".
Third Party Copyright
Quoting substantial passages of other people's work and reproducing individual works such as photographs, maps and tables requires permission to be obtained from the copyright owners of these works. At the time of submitting your digital thesis you will be asked to agree to the following statement:
I declare that this thesis is my own original work and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it does not:
- Breach copyright or other intellectual property rights of a third party.
- Contain material previously published or written by a third party, except where this is appropriately cited through full and accurate referencing.
- Contain material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the qualification of any other degree or diploma of a university or other institution of higher learning.
- Contain substantial portions of third party copyright material, including but not limited to charts, diagrams, graphs, photographs or maps, or in instances where it does, I have obtained permission to use such material and allow it to be made accessible worldwide via the Internet.
Any queries regarding Copyright should be addressed in the first instance to, Jennifer Campion (email copyright@waikato.ac.nz).
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