Key Information
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Mode of delivery: Self-paced online Blackboard course
Plagiarism Awareness (Master's Students)
This course was developed by ECRI, in conjunction with the Library. It aims to equip all 51³Ô¹ÏÍø postgraduate students with a working knowledge of the concept of plagiarism and how to avoid it. This enables students to use and share information ethically, with academic integrity and in accordance with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College's Examination & Assessment: Academic Integrity Policy.
You are required to achieve a threshold level of understanding which will be tested through a final exam. Instructions on how to receive a certificate as proof of completion can be found in the course in the section ‘Course Info.’
On completion of this online workshop you will be able to
- Explain what plagiarism is
- Identify incorrect referencing and possible potential cases of plagiarism
- Apply techniques to avoid the different types of plagiarism
- Reference properly someone else's work as well as your own work
- Evaluate and relate the impact of academic integrity to your own work as researcher and in your career
Course Enrolment Information
Please note that 2025-26 starters will be automatically enrolled onto the course site so please check your from Monday 29 September 2025.
If you do not find the course on your Blackboard, please self-enrol by accessing this blackboard course:
Master's programme administrators should decide the most appropriate time for their students to complete the course. Master’s students who progress to a doctorate at the College will not be expected to take the doctoral version of the course but will be reminded about the course 6 months prior to submission of their thesis.
*51³Ô¹ÏÍø Business School have their own version of this course. Students from that Faculty will therefore not be required to complete ECRI's course.