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Cheating

All students should should familiarize themselves with the rules that apply to exam support materials and the use of sources and citations. Violation of the rules may lead to suspicion of cheating or attempted cheating.

What is considered cheating at exams?

You may be suspected of cheating or attempted cheating if, for example, you:

  • do not provide information about sources or give up fictitious sources.
  • do not provide information on reuse of your own previous work.
  • give the impression that the answer paper is more independent than it actually is.
  • have access to or use aids that are not allowed.
  • collaborate with others in ways that are not allowed.
  • deliver the same answer paper for several exams without it being allowed.
  • have unauthorized access to the examination material outside the examination.

You will receive information from your faculty about how to use examination support materials and sources during examinations and how this is checked. You will find information about legal examination support materials in the course description.

Plagiarism check of submitted texts

When you write academic texts, you must show what thoughts and reflections are your own and what you have borrowed from others' work. This allows the reader to look up the sources you have used, examine the facts and verify your results.

UiO uses the programme Ouriginal to detect copying in submitted texts. Ouriginal compares submitted texts with online resources, text databases and other submitted texts at UiO and other Norwegian higher education institutions.

Cheating on compulsory activities

Compulsory activities are also covered by the rules on cheating or attempted cheating. What may be counted as cheating on compulsory activities will largely correspond to what may be counted as cheating on examinations.

Consequences of cheating

The consequence of cheating or attempted cheating may be the annulment of examinations, exclusion from the University of Oslo and loss of right to sit examinations at other universities and university colleges in Norway for up to one year.

Administrative procedures for suspected cheating

UiO has routines for handling cases of suspected cheating or attempted cheating. The routines also include information on the rights of students who are suspected of cheating or attempted cheating.

The University of Oslo's appeals committee makes decisions in cases of suspected cheating or attempted cheating and determines the sanctions to be implemented. The appeals committee's decision may be appealed to a national appeals committee.

Questions?

Contact the faculty's information centre.

 

Published Jan. 14, 2011 11:11 AM - Last modified Jan. 25, 2024 9:31 AM