Student values and rules

Unisa students commit to these values

These values define our conduct and our focus in providing an environment, a culture and a service that will shape and allow us to fully live and exemplify our values:

• Integrity
• Respect
• Discipline
• Honesty
• Commitment
• Humanity

Did you know that plagiarism is a form of dishonesty?

Plagiarism is taking someone else's thoughts, ideas or writings and passing them off as your own. It's a serious academic offence, which can result in a student being expelled, and impacting on the student's standing with other universities and academic institutions.

Here are some tips to ensure you don't plagiarise:

• Acknowledge the original source whenever you use a fact, phrase, chart or quotation from someone else's work.
• Keep careful notes of every source you consult when working on an assignment, so that you never use a source without proper acknowledgement.
• Never copy and paste anything from the internet without also copying the URL (where you found it), so that you can provide a full reference for the source.
• Don't use the work of fellow students.

There are many online tools that you can use to check your work for plagiarism. It's always a good idea to submit this check along with your assignment.

Have you read Unisa's 2020 rules for students? Did you know that when you register, you acknowledge that you are aware of the university's rules and you undertake to abide by the rules of the institution? www.unisa.ac.za/unisarules