AMOW

HSC ALL MY OWN WORK is being taught to every Year 11 student. This is an outline of the program, every teacher should be aware of the principles involved as the dialogue with our students needs to start in Year 7
AMOW - IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL HSC STUDENTS AND ALL TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT-
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Ethical Practices
Intellectual Property
Plagiarism
Acknowledging Sources
Copyright
WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN??
• Has five modules
1. Scholarship Principles and Practices
2. Acknowledging Sources
3. Plagiarism
4. Copyright
5. Working with Others
WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND??
• good scholarship
• copyright law and intellectual property
• respecting the integrity of works created by self and others
• the difference between appropriate and inappropriate
• collaboration in completing school assessment tasks
• correct referencing, bibliographic and citation conventions
WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO??
• Be informed and proactive re HSC All My Own Work
• Introduce these outcomes from Year 7
• Keep reinforcing
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MORE INFORMATION??
• More information (including a great glossary) is available at the Board of Studies website: http://amow.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/