Plagiarism

Presenting another's work — words, charts, models or analysis — as one's own without acknowledging the source. The Standards treat it as a form of misrepresentation.

Where you will meet it

Plagiarism appears in 2 learning outcomes on the CFA syllabus. A few of them:

• Put the Misrepresentation standard, I(C), into practice
  CFA Level I · Ethical and Professional Standards

  “This covers guaranteeing a return on an inherently volatile investment, overstating qualifications or the scope of services, and plagiarism — using another's work without attribution, including charts, models and language from research reports.”

• Show a deep grasp of CFA Institute's Code and Standards by interpreting them across a range of professional integrity cases
  CFA Level II · Ethical and Professional Standards

  “Misrepresentation includes plagiarism and overstated abilities.”

See also

Misrepresentation

Practise it

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