The document discusses plagiarism and referencing. It defines plagiarism as copying or paraphrasing someone else's work and passing it off as your own without acknowledging the original author. There are different types of plagiarism such as copying directly from a source or changing key words. Referencing helps avoid plagiarism by citing sources within the text and providing a bibliography. The Harvard referencing system is recommended, which includes citing sources and listing full references at the end.