In order to maintain high standards of academic integrity, it is the obligation of every member of the University to know and respect the acts or inaction that is plagiarism, and to seek and foster a learning environment that encourages the development of academic skills including in particular, skills in academic writing, that are appropriate for each discipline. No person(s) participating in the University academic or scholarly activities of NOUN shall commit plagiarism as the University has zero tolerance for plagiarism. The National Open University of Nigeria views the under listed activities as acts of plagiarism: