Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as the use of another person’s work (including but not limited to any materials, creations, ideas and data) as if one’s own without due acknowledgement, whether or not such work has been published and regardless of the intent to deceive. Plagiarism also includes self-plagiarism, i.e. the reuse of one’s own work without acknowledging that such work has been submitted elsewhere.

Plagiarism is considered a serious offence by the University. It is a breach of the University’s Regulations that oversee the assessment of students’ academic conduct. Any student found to have committed plagiarism may face disciplinary action including expulsion from the University.

It is highly recommended that you visit the University’s website on ‘What is plagiarism?’ and, if necessary, seek additional assistance from your teachers regarding the correct academic procedure for writing, referencing, and citing sources.

For the University’s policies and regulations on plagiarism, please visit https://tl.hku.hk/plagiarism/policies-and-regulations/.

Common Core Policy on Grading

As a uniform treatment for all Common Core courses, when plagiarism is detected and reported to the Common Core Office,

  1. zero marks will be given for the assessment component concerned, AND
  2. a full letter grade for the course will be taken down (e.g. from “A-” to “B-”, from “B+” to “C+”) regardless of the percentage the assessment component accounts for.