Student Policies and Regulations

Academic Conduct Policy

This policy defines ‘plagiarism’ and other forms of academic misconduct and highlights how to avoid them.

Submitting work that contains content that you have copied from somewhere else – including the module materials, other people, or any online sources – and not acknowledged, or making your own work available for others to copy may mean you are investigated for academic misconduct. The policy also contains information about how The Open University detects academic misconduct and what might happen if you are investigated.

The Open University is offering Turnitin to support students to improve their academic literacy skills. Please note that not all assignments are suitable for checking with Turnitin. You can find links on your module websites and check the Computing Guide for information and guidance on using Turnitin.

For information about changes to the Academic Conduct Policy please see the Change Log