If you describe others ideas or use their writing as if it were you own, you have plagiarised. It is considered theft and is not allowed. To avoid plagiarism, you must always state which sources you have used.
Ouriginal
The University of Skövde uses the system Ouriginal to detect plagiarism. Ouriginal checks students' texts against texts published on the internet, printed literature and student works.
Avoiding plagiarism
- The Plagiarism Handbook (pdf, external link) has been produced by Ouriginal as a guide to help students and teachers.
- Refero (external link) is a web-based guide that helps you to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. It has been produced by the libraries at Blekinge Institute of Technology and Linnaeus University.
- Plagiarism training (external link) is a web course from Umeå University where you can learn more about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.